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[OURNAL    AND     LETTERS    OF 

REV>  HENRY  TRUE, 

OF    HAMPSTEAD,     NEW    HAMPSHIRE, 


Who  was  Chaplain  in  the  New  Hampshire  Regiment   of  the 
Provincial  Army  in  J  75?  and  J  762. 


ALSO  AN  ACCOUNT  OF  THE  BATTLE  OF  CONCORD 

By  CAPTAIN  AMOS  BARRETT,  A  MINUTE 

MAN   AND   PARTICIPANT. 


PKINTED         FOR. 

HENR.T  TR.UE: 


GREAT    ORANDION    OF 

KEV.  HE:NR.T   TR.UE: 

AND     OF    AMO^    BAR.KETT, 
MARION,    OHIO,    I900. 


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PREFACE. 


The  Journal  and  Letters  as  printed,  are  from  careful  copies  made  by 
le  late  Dr.  Henry  Ayer  True,  of  Marion,  Ohio. 

The  entries  in  the  Journal  and  the  Letters  were  often  written  "with 
Ifisat  haste  in  very  discommodious  places."  It  seemed  best  to  print  them 
pactly  as  written. 

Some  slight  additions  are  made  in  [ — ].  A  small  portion  of  the  Journal 
lost,  perhaps  a  leaf  of  the  first  few  days,  from  the  time  of  leaving  home 
Intil  he  reached  "  Number  One." 

The  original  manuscripts  are  in  the  posession  of  Henry  True,  Marion, 
>hio,  as  are  also  the  Bible,  and  Sermons,  with  dates  at  Crown  Point,  Ft. 
Wward  and  Oswego.  The  dates  on  the  Sermons  show  that  in  those  days 
linisters  sometimes  preached  the  same  discourse  several  times. 

The  silhouette  of  Cnpt.  Barrett  was  probably  taken  before  his  removal 
from  Concord  to  Union,  Maine,  and  belongs  to  his  granddaughter,  Mrs. 
lary  Barrett  True  Vose,  of  Chelsea,  Mass. 

Marion,  Ohio,  June  1,  1900. 


A  PAGE  FROM  THE  JOURNAL 
Reproduced  in  haIf-tone»  showing;  marks  of  time  and  water* 


JOURNAL  J  759. 


Friday,  June  I,  1759. — Pluebat  Valde.— Arrived  at  number  one,  ye  Rev'd 
Mr.  Bedwell,  tarried  at  Mr.  Chadwick,  ye  in.  Mens  animus  non  fuit  Languidus, 
uxor  Liberi  habuerant  Locum  in  meo  corde,  etiam  Populi  quoque  habui 
Bensum  Deum  esse  Begem,  qui  potest  redere  inamicos  spirituales  quoque 
temporales  subjectos. 

Saturday,  June  2. — Sat  off  from  Thadwicks  about  7  in  the  morning,  arrived 
at  Sheffield  about  12.  Road  thro'  Xoble  &c.  about  oblong,  arrived  at  the 
stone  house  so  call'd.  Nocte  habuimus  preces  cum  grege  Ducis  Todd  qui  ex- 
hibuit  sese  moribus  Desti[tu]tum  mihi,  ante  preces,  post,  fuit  submissus- 
Cubui  cum  Coll  Lovewell. 

Sabbath,  June  3. — Egressi  a  Lapidea  Domo  mane— profecti  sumus  ad 
Eenterhook  Circiter  Decimam  horam,  ubi  fuit  grex  Ducis  Bayley  ibi  pranai 
sumus,  Oirciter  primam  horam  Diei,  egressi  sumus  Quakborough — distantia 
viginti  Albany,  ad  quem  Locum  titigimus  circiter  sixtam  horam,  per  viam 
habui  permultas  tenebrosas  Oogitationes  tale  Sabbatam  nunquam  vidi,  non 
potui  abstinere  lac[h]rimi8  in  via,  quando  habui  memoriam  populi  inter  quos 
feci  itus  qui  obliti  optimi  Dei,  prestant  sua  oppera  Die  Sabbati,  Sine  Ghristo 
Sine  Deo,  vivunt  in  mundo,  exhibent  talem  reverentiam  Sabbati ,  nt  apes  ex- 
hiberent  pro  glacie  Deo  volente  potui  sustinexe  populum  in  animo  quoque 
Gharissemam  uxorem  quoque  caros  liberos  omnies  sunt  in  Providentia  Dei, qui 
potest  eos  defendere,  venimus  ad  Capt  Lanssing  in  Albany,  ubi  manssimus 
hac  noete  permutum  vini  habuimus,  preces  hac  nocte  habuimus. 

Monday,  June  4. — Post  Tentaculum  Ivi  ad  templum  anglicanum  audivi 
Doctorem  Eorum  Legentem  preces  postea  redi  ad  Lansingh  tum  Major  Rogers 
advenit,quocumpransus  and  confabulabar.de  Jure] urando.  Disci  ut  rederet 
Hominem  inhoneratum.  Hominem  adere  Jusjuramentum  ostendebat  eum 
non  confissum  sine  Jurejurando — cum  eo  alia  Dixi.  sed  mores  ei  non  compe- 
tunt,  prefertem  boni  mores.    Juxta  noctem  profectus— ad  Sedatam  aquam. 

Generalissimus  egressus,  Die  Sabbati — pro  castella  Evardi.  Audivi  de 
morte  Waldow,  habeo  in  animo  populum  meum,  uxorem,  carissimos  Liberos. 
Deus  servet  omes,  Deus  benedicat  eis,  Deus  defendat,  Dcus  Jacobi  and  adsit 
illis,  hodie  pluebat. 

Tusday,  June  6.— Mane  preces  habuimus,  bonum  Tantacul  m  bona  con- 
fabulation— Tempus  privatim  committendi  Deo — pojyulum,  familiam,  amicos 
Solis  casu  visi  castra  militum. 

Wednesday,  June  8. — Post  Preces  visi  castra  militum  bis  ante  meridiem 
iterum  Juxta  Solis  occnsinn,  tum  precatus  sum  cum  militibus  intra  castra, 
visi  tumulum  Hominis  occisi  pro  Desertione,  meus  animus  tenebrosus,  postea 
redi  ad  habitationem  in  urbe,  habui  preces. 

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In  officio  religionis,  Divina  Presentia  videbatur  adesse,  vidi  eterna — 
Juxta  vesperam  pluebat,  ita  per  tatam  Noctem  pluebat— non  bene  somniabat 
hac  nocte  destructi  Ludum  Drcuiw. 

Thirsday,  June  7. — Hoc  mane  pluebat  plurimum,  Sic  per  totum  Diem  non 
potui  visere  Milites  propter  pluvios— Domus  plena  viris  militibus. 

Dies  mihi  fuit  valde  tenebrosus,  post  preces,  in  mane,  fui  solus 
paucis  momentis,  pucatione,  trndidi  Deo  meam  familiam  meum 
Populum    habuerunt     locum     in     meo     coi-de,    meum    cor    tactum   fuit 

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sensu  Divinorum,Eternitasmihi  appa^'uit.  Deutn  esse  sanctpm  meipssum,  de- 
formem,  impurumque  Salvatorem  preciossiHsimum— sens!  Difflcultates  mili- 
tum,  de  pluvis,  quia  habitant  in  castris,  Deus  mihi  meam  viam  monistret,  mi- 
hi  potestatem  fungendi  meo  officio  propter  nominis  gloriam  Dei,  hac  nocte 
Medicus  Hale  advenit  cum  Duce  Lovewell,  pluebat— precibus  factis  Ivamus 
cubitum. 

Fryday,  June  8th — hoc  mane  pluebat  quoque — secundum  decimam  Horam 
Sol  apparuit,  Post  Prandium  visi  oppidum,  vidi  multos  homines  occupatos 
omnes  feri  profanos,  Postea  visi  castra  militum  and  post  seriam  exhortation- 
em,  precatus  sum  cum  iis,  tum  reverti  post  preces  ad  cubitum 

Saturday,  June  0th. — Diluculo  Surrexi,  ad  castra  militum  progressus, 
post  Exhortationem,  cecini  tum  precatus — tum  reverti — Post  prandium 
habui  cubiculum  vacuum  paulisper  tum  sustuli  occulos  ad  Deum,  habui  in 
corde  familiam  populumque,  tum  legi,  tum  studui,  sed  animus  tenebrosus — 
sed  Deus  est  semper  fldelis  Juxta  solis  occasum  visi  castora  militum,  ei'ant 
Juxta  vel  a  mile  ab  Domo,  ubi  habitavi,  postea  cecinimus,  habui  preces,  tum 
reverti  cum  medicis,  post  proces  Domi — ivi  cubitum. 

June  lOth,  Sabbath  Day. — Diluculo  Surrexi,  habui  multas  cogitationes. 
priusquam  caeteri  habuerunt  apertos  occulos  cogitavi  de  mea  carissimauxore, 
Liberosque,  Populoque.  io  haberer-t  conciones  habuerunt,  ut  fruerentur 
Divina  presentia— ut  Deua  benedicat,  omnibus  meis  amicis,  habui  con- 
cionem  ante  castra  militum  A  M.  and  post  meridiem,  ex  his  verbis  ne 
guadiet  qui  induit  Iir  vestimentes  militum — post  meridiem  infantem 
unius  Heighlandus  b.iptizavi — in  applicatione  conr<ionis  Divinam  presentiam 
apprehendi,  milites  seriam  attentionem  prebebant. 

Monday,  June  llth. — Mane  Surrexi,  commendebam  meissum  Deo.  post 
visi  milites,  precavi,  reuidi— Scripsi  Litteras  pro  Domo  hie  Dies  maxime 
calidus,  nocte  apud  milites  preces  attendebnm. 

Tuesday,  June  12th. — Diluculo  surrexi  precavi  cum  militibus— serinni 
Exhortationem  feci  cum  iis — 

De  Scortatione  de  impuretate  Labiorum,  pluebat  parvum  hoc  mane,  post 
M.  pluebat,  tonitru,  fulgore. 

Wednesday,  June  13th —Milites  decedebnnt  ex  Albany  nd  castra  Edward^ 
occupatus  de  sc/ipendo  Scriptione  hodie, — 

Thursday,  June  14th.— Post  Scriptionem  profecti  sumus,  tranasabimus 
Coll  Sckiler  Capt  Vanornom — prandebanmus  apud  Cothout  melius  prandium 
habuimus  P.  M.  profectisumus  ad  semilunam  Lectum  fetebat  ubi  habitavi — 

Friday,  June  16th  — Hoc  mane  JOther  nimbosus  fuit,  navigamus  i^ 
Bemituna  per  iiuvium  Hudroni  ad  St-midomum  bene  profectisumus  ubi 
prandibam  post  M.  pluebat  multa  copia-tonitru  &  fulgore  ad  noctem.  ({uestus 
ferebatur,  ali(|UOH  Milites  furatos  ex  Suttelar  ali(|Uot  caseum  post  proi'es 
fuit  exhortbtio  de  fur^ndo— .Tuxta  noctcn  sol  appareuit  ylClher  ciilidus— 
Btripitus  militum  mngnuB,  ali(|Uos  reprehend!  pro  .Turejurnndo,  Vedebnntur 
Humiles. 

Saturday,  June  16th.— A  Semiluna  transibnm  nd  uqunm  oessentem  per 
falls— ibi  pennoctalmbam. 

Sabbath  June  17th. —Hoc  mane  pluebiit  valde  per  a<|uam  Cessentem 
navigamus  ad  Saratoga  14  miles  ubi  pcrnoctalmmus. 

Monday.  June  18th.— A  Saratoga  ad  caslrum  Miller  7  miles  hac  noete 
pluebat  valde  cum  fulgore,  t»)nitru— aqua  implobat  nostrum  tentorium,  fere 
.fnoRbamus  ubi  fuit  niultum  aquae  non   habui  multum  somnii — 

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Tuesday,  June  lOlh. — Hoc  mane  yEther  valde  frigidus  ventus  altus  de 
Domo  putavi  &  manecastram  Miller  reliquimus,  aqua  transiebamus  7  miles 
ad  castram  Edwardi  ubi  ei'at  locus  pulcher,  multi  Homines,  magnus  tu- 
multus — animus  tenebrosus — hac  nocte  cum  Domino  Forbum  Coenavi  & 
Brigadier  Ruggles — hectenus  mihi  Domin us  Juvit— gloria  sit  ejus  nomini. — 

Wednesday,  J  ine  20th. — Post  preces  me  viaebant  D.  Furbush  &  Bebe, 
una  suave  ambulabamus,  Ibamus  visum  castram  Edverdinum — omnia 
Tormenta,  ^'^ther  calidus. 

Thursday,  June  21st — This  morning  ye  most  of  ye  incampment  march'd 
ad  Lacum — we  moved  up  ye  hill — with  ye  highland  regiment  very — Dies 
callidus. 

Friday,  June  22d.— Hoc  mane  accepi  litteram  ab  uxore — &  Scripsi  unam 
ad  earn.    Dies  Callidus,  multus  tumultus. 

Saturday,  June  23rd.— Dies  Callidus  nihil  portenlosum  hcdie  manebnm 
Juxta  Castrum  Edvardi. 

Sabbath,  June  24th.— Habui  concionem  a.  m.  &  post  m.  apud  militer 
Juxta  castram  Edvardi  &  nobis  cum  High  Landers  sese  prebebant  ad  cultum 
Dei,  cum  affectione-praedicavi  ad  populos  eorum  periculum  exhibui,  hac  nocte 
mea  lesta— advenit. 

Monday,  June  25th.— Scripsi  nd  D.   Hhurburn    et   alias   Litteras— Dies 
Serenus. 
Tuesday,  June  26th. — Dies  Serenus,  hnc  nocte  ab  inamico  excitnbamar. 

Wednesday,  June  27th. — Porter,  ibat  Domum  cum  litteris,  hac  nocte 
pluebat  fulgoi'e  magno  &  tonitru.  Jacebam  terra — cum  aqua — relaxatus 
sum. 

Thursdny,  June  28th. — Dies  Serenus  melior  hodie  beneficio  Dei,  profanos 
reprehendi.  Ex  Loco  D.  Main  hac  nocte  hoste  excitate  sumus  tormenta  «Sc 
centinals  stripitum  fecerunt.  Duo  indi  [ans]  videbantur — familiam  popu- 
lum  &  Deo  commendavi  cum  nffectione. 

Friday,  June  29th — Hoe  mane  multa  magna  tormenta  a  Lacu  au- 
diebantur,  timoro  milites  puis!  fuerunt,  nunc  nuncium  impatienter  ex- 
pectamus,  ter  centis  missis  nd  semi  Huvium,  ut  quid  rei  nppareat  de  hac  re 
hodie  nihil  npparete. 

Saturday,  Jiuie  30th. — Dies  callidus  hoc  mane  milites  una  ad  preces  in 
ordino  conductifurus  [fuere.] 

[  ("Ft.  Edward,  June  30th,  1759";  mem'n  in  old  bible.] 

Sabbath,  July  1st.— hoc  mane  pluebat  &  per  totane.  Diem,  ut  non  poiul 
c.)n:!ii)n:irL>  ad  milites,  milites  medriocriter  quiescebant  per  caHtras  Lectionos 
nudiebantur,  legi  in  Dialoquiis  Harvey  et  mea  anima  elevata  &  cor  divinis 
rel)U8  tactum  fuit,  nocte  pivces. 

Monday,  July  2d.— I'reces,  tum  pluebat,  tum  cessnbit,  hac  nocte,  a  Lncu 
Oeorgii  audiebamus  septem  Homines  Jerseos  occisos  ab  indis  apud  Lacum 
tres  morte  vulneratos    »    •    »    «    captiva<<os  trea  reverses  lioo.     »    •    » 

Tuesday,  July  3d — Ab  Kdvardo  removebamus  ad  Lacum  (Jeorgii  cum  bis 
mililxis  hominum,  cum  magnis  inHtramontis  Belli,  secundum  octnvam  Hornm 
noctis  fecimus  intin(M*iH  flnem  et  nobis  Lacus  Georgil  apparuit,  beneficio  Del 
omnes  vonimussalvi,  hac  nocte  ventus  fuit  altus,  pulvis  in  .ICthere  volitabat. 
Locus  vidilmtur  defornjis.  Hiemi  cubuimus,  sed  grulia  Dei  vaiitudine  fruibar, 
de  Domo  putavi,  eos  Dei  providentia  protegit. 

WedncHday,  July  4lh.— Dies  Serenus,  hodie  Locus  videbatur  melior.  habui 
prospectuni  tolius   Loci,   hodie  militis  nostri,  tabernacula   erigebant,    Deo 


gratia  ait,  qui  hnctenuit  mo  oonH«*rvAit  oonHorvAvit,  (|ui  mo  ojiiH  mlHornooi'din 
doHtitutum  noil  i'oli<|uit,  Krntin  nit  Dett  pro  KJua  tillo,  por  (|iii«iii  via  oporta 
fuit  oommuiiioamli  KJiis  Ooiia  viriH  ivditondi  lloiiiiiiiiiii  apportoH  oooiilox,  at<d 
pauooriim,  iiioa  Aniiiia  Uoo  lioiiodioat. 

ThirHday,. Tilly  Atli.— DioM  SoroniiH.  vimi  Litora  Laoiifi  per  miiKa  vidi  viHoliam 
])omiiioa  Kralnard,  Korbiiah,  '^rawfonl,  aliipiaH  Horenan  OoKi^Atioiii^H  haluii 
pupiili  vidobantur  oari,  uxor,  LilH^rli|UO,  miilla  afTootiono  iinplotUM,  Kr)(a  eon, 
IMitoMtaH  mihi  l>atur  oommittondi  ooh  I>oo  optimo  iiiaxiiiio,  por  KJui*  minora- 
o«>rdia  oontido  ooi  ohmo  ttalvos,  orodidi  proptor  (|U(hI  houutUH  huiii,— C|uando 
iniiuioi  l>oiniiii  pordoiitor?  (|uando  pax  porvadot. 

Fryday,  July  ().— IMoa  SeroiiUH,  valoo,  boiioplaoito  Doi,  (|ui  liaotenuH  tnilii 
Juvit.  DeiiH  bunodioatur  pro  ojiia  inoritiH. — aliquoH  miliiiim  pro  ooriiiii. 
Jurationo  roprohoiidi,  lunlio  roci^pi  IJttoram  a  patro  moo.  (|ui  fecit  iiii*!)- 
ti«H)oin  do  invalotudiiio  matrix,  Itomino,  Kino  ut  ilia  coiivaloMoat.  Doiih  KJuh 
mi(«oi*oatur,  l>outi  boiiodioat  meao  uxori  ('liariHiiiiiiao,  proboat  oi  Solamoii,  in 
aniiotiono,  I>oum  bonodioat  l.iboriit  oariHMiiniH,  l>t>iiH  bonotlioal  populo  ineao 
ourao.iv^numl'hristi  por  Coluni  orboiii  tonariim  vonial  KJiih  lloHti^H  pordon* 
toin,  Pominiis  sorvot  ino  pro  KJuh  mitioricordia,  tuiii  faciam  niontiitniiioin 
KJus  !<audiM — houx  virit  moa  potra  boiiodioat  ur,  Doiih  nioao  nalutiK  oxaltotiir- 

Satuitlay,  July  7th. — l>iot<  SoronuH,  .Ktlior  oaliduM,  Diluoiilo  Hurroxi  ilo 
moa  inatro  intirnia  putavi  do  uxoro,  do  LiboriH  do  populo— oninibuii  optiinuH 
l)oud  lioiUHlioat,  rodatt|Uo  omnia  pro  Saluto  K«>ruiii  IKimiiio,  nioat^  uxoria 
mator  adhuo  vival,  Hi  plaeoat. 

Sabbath,  July  Hill.  — Iloo  niaiio  pluobat  poHt  moridioiii  pulviH  vontilabat, 
ut  non  potui  tradoro  Sormonom,  Lo^i  Dootoroiii  WatHOii  iU^  iiiundti  fuliiro 
habui  sonsiun  fiituroruin  potui  ottmmondon^  l)oo  faniiliaiii  populum«|ue. 

Monday,  July  Utii. — l>ioM  SoronuH  i^  CaliduH— habui  Huavoni  oonfabula- 
tionoin  cum  IVun  F«>rbush  i^  Hobi.  liO^i  in  liiHtoria  l>uko  i^  DuoIk  Marl- 
iMtrough — hie  Uhuih  i<(  .Kthor  ploni  pulvoro,  odiumuH  niiilluin  piilvoriH— 
bibiinust|ue — 

Tuosday.July  10th.  A.  M— IMuobat,  Dioa  oaliduH,  litulio  Majr  Moor  (?| 
advonit.  Capt.  Jacob  (|ui  progroHHUM  viMiiiii  inaiiiiooH,  Hod  non  advonit.  non 
rtHlil  ii^  hodio  legi  l>r.  \Vatt8  do  miindo  futui*o— 

Wodnottday.  July  Ulh.— l>ioti  SoroniiH,  SoripHi  l.ittoraH  |)oiiiuni,  ad  htuii 
*  *  ad  Ottminum  Kinormm  ad  uxorom  habui  aprohoiiHiononi  Divinoriini 
in  publicis  pro.Mbus  hai^  noot:>  cum  luilitibu!*,  tittluti  oubiii.  H(>d  fivf(iduri,  alba 
glacicttapiid  l.acum. 


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ll.KTTKIt  nXTKO  "l.AKK  OkoHIIK.  Ji'I.Y   rjl'll,   I7ft(>."| 


Thiiroday.  July  12.— I^Ioa  SorenuH  hoc  niano  ante  I>iluouluiii  MiiJ'r  UoK<^rK 
<Mmi«  [cum?|  ()uin(|Uo  conta  militibuH  Iransiobaiit  l.aocin,  priiixiiuam  vol  cinn. 
AttiiiKobant  priora  augiistia,  pugna  cum  h«>HlibuH  oriabatur  mohtoh  llominoH 
habuorunt,  unam  magnum  tormontum.  unto  nioridiom  audiobamiir  tormonla. 
vidiiiuM  ooruii)  fumuin, — [n\M  m-ona  t«oaphia  advonit  cum  uiio  Indio  vulnoralo, 
subitidia  mitotobantiir  impationlor  nuncium  KxpoctainuH,  l>oniinuH  qui  regit, 
favoat  noittrid  llominibus.dot  iiM,  adjiivontani  in  tali  hora— Hocundum  octavam 
horam  niM'tist  nodtri  llominoa  advoniobant.  Diount  iiniim  lloniinom  mor- 
tuum.  t!k  plurt>»  hostiuiii  osho,  sod  nontri  homines  tTpcllobnnt— iKiiorainus 


eorun;        mm  morllM  roK  ftpparent  osbp  dubla       •       •  nobti  cum 

*  *     »H»ie»L  ill  lUdlUo  #         #         # 
apniirnbil.,  in  iioiniiu*           #        »       # 

opiiH  IHmih  Klorillc^etiir  in  inou  vita  v«l  inwii  nn»rto,  hhcI  no     •      •     venlet 

*  *    iiiiW  IttulftiiptorfM       #        #       » 

«     • 


placent— liodio. 


Ki'idiiy,  Jiiiy  liith.—Diom  HiM'oniiH  \ie\w  nxMiin  tiihnrnachim  in  aliqiia 
onliiio.  Ilodio  SiM'ipHi  lid  DeiuMiii  Kiinlmli— liodin  IIoniiiioH  ad  Ijiliorem  iipud 
<|iilntain  lloniiii  vottaiilnr  in  maiin  iid  DiiiMlicimain  (.«t  a  nucuiida  <&  Hc^ptiinam 
liroparalioeHt  iriaKna,  prti  piiKiia— iialieo  HeriaH  c(i((itati<)nt!ri  do  nieo  |)opiilo  & 
iiiiiiuiK  t\(  do  iixore  &  IJhoriH.  Dunn  iiH  b«>ii(>di(!ot,  liodi(Mnil«H  <|ui  d(^Ht>ruit 
Kxi'rtiitiiiii  o(u!iHiiN  (?)  toi'iniMitiH  liori't'iidtiH  nHpoctUH— liabi'at  olUocXiitn 
boniiin. 

Ha!urday,  July  lltli,— DiHuHiircnuH  A'',  kpoIoh  vIhI- 

valMM,  KcaLia  ]h'.l. 


IMlCMOItANItA.J 

t 
At  paid        «t:  14:0 

at  WoHton  -  0;  !«: 

SrMittH.  June  '.),  nrtfi. 
at  Alliany  for  wiiHliiuK     —     0:  14:  2 


Yurit  mont'y  tliin. 
a  bla(!l(  liandiuTfliicf  —    —   0:    ():<» 
a  powder  (laHl<  0:    ,')-0 


jun«  H,  nm. 

l)iu»  to  m«  from  Noli.  \Vliit«     1 :  1  - 10 


Juno  17,  nui'd  or  ('ol.  Fiovnwidi  on«   blankot.  pri(M«  York  monoy  £1-2-0   ro- 
tiirnod  tlio  blanket  to  (!ol  hovcwoll. 
of  Mr.  Mall  yo  Huttler,  Juno  10,  half  a  pint  of  Rum. 
liako  (i«orf(<'«  July    12.   I75i>,  lot  Capt.  Jacob   Hayloy  havo  two  powtor 
platoH,two  kiiivoH  Jk  forkH  tVc  pint  ciipp. 

July  ITi,  IT*)'.),  (^ipt  Ja(^:»>»  ltiiKl(>y  Dr  to  tliroo  HpaniHli  Mill  Dollam. 

Hiinday,  July  I5tli.— Dion  HoroniiH,  Apud  milili'H  Hormonom  liabiii  Kx 
bit*  vorbiH  ito  t^  Doiih  tibi  adHit,  liabui  ali<|iiam  aprobouHionom  Divinorum  in 
pudicationo. 

Monday,  July  lOtli.— lion  inano  pluobat— non  valui  fiii  rolaxatUH,  Hod  vIhI 
I).  Hrainaiil,  l.ivonHWortb,  forlm  (Jrawfurd. 
imbroH  rro(|ueiiti. 

TuoHday,  July  I7tli.— DioH  CaliduH  lioo  inano. 

ApmKJi'orKii  linoum  Dio  July  iHtli.— A  !>io(|uodomum  moam— ro]in<|u«>bam 
UH<|uoni  ad  llodiornuiii  Dioni,  moniorandiini  in  alia  CbartaSrriphi.ot  romplovi 
variuH  praKiiuiH — Hag  of  triico  namo. 


July  18th' — Dies  Calidus  post  meridiem  pluebat,  visebam  Messero,  &c. 

Hodie  commencement — legi — Rogy  preces  advenit  &c. 

July  19. — Dies  Serenus,  mane  Surrexi,  exhortationom  cum  militibus 
habui  antequam  sol  appavi[t]  aliquam  apprehensionem  Divinorum  habui 
gloria  Deo  sit-pro  ejus  omnibus  meritis  mihi  confertis  oblatisque,  populum, 
uxorem,  Liberosque  in  memoria  teneo,  iis  Deus  benedicat  iis  salutem 
felicitatemque  abunde  precor. 

Fryday,  July  20th. — Dies  Serenus  Homo  Thos.  Bayley  shot  for  steeling, 
put  our  things  on  board. 

Saturday,  July  21st. — 2  o'clock  in  morn'g  struck  tents  by  sun  rise,  set  off 
— Super  Lacum  hoc  Scriptum  fuit — past  within  about  2  or  3d  miles  of  ye 
narrows  when  we  landed  about  10  o'clock,  it  rained,  looked  likely  for  a  storm 
but  ceased  raining  about  2 — about  8  o'clock  at  night  within  about  2  miles  out 
of  the  sighft]  of  landing  there  we  laid  upon  our  oars  all  night,  wind  south, 
seemed  to  gather  up  for  a  storm,  wind  hard,  seemed  as  if  we  should  have 
stoved,  but  Divine  Providence  protected  us  till  morning,  then  ye  wind  abat- 
ed something  but  fair  to  carry  us  to  the  landing,  about  ten  o'clock  we  landed, 
I  ye  first  yt  landed  in  ye  New  Hampshire  Regiment,  ye  enemy  did  not  mo- 
lest at  landing,  we  in  ye  evening  lay  on  our  arins  about  100  acres  good  grass 
When  God  designs  to  help  even  ye  winds  and  see  joy  in  aiding,  &c. 

July  22d. — Sabbath  yt  we  landed  about  ye  time  ye  people  were  praying 
in  ye  morning. 

This  day  our  people  got  ye  sawmill  in  ye  evening,  and  got  possession  of 
ye  breastworks  before  Ticonderoga  our  men  marched  up  though  ye  enemy  flred 
300  cannon,  yet  they  marched  up,  never  killed  one  man  ;  ye  Indians  had  some 
Skaurmashies,  killed  one  of  our  [men]  wounded  7. 

Monday,  July  23d.— Our  men  intrenched — at  night  ye  Indians  came  on 
our  regulars,  killed  one  our  men,  kept  ye  ground — our  n>en  carried  up  ye. 
tents,  some  artilery,  &c.,  this  evening  rained,  thundered. 

Tuesday,  July  24th.— Our  men  proceeded  in  entrenching  within  a  little 
way  of  ye  fort— not  firing— tho'  ye  enemy  continued  to  fire  shot  and  shell. 
About  ten  o'clock  I  went  within  about  a  quarter  of  n  mile  of  Ticonderoga  fort, 
saw  it  plainly,  ye  cituation  of  ye  place  and  ye  bombs  flred  and  cannon, 
&c.,  Dies  Serenus,  &c. 

Ye  enemy  flred  600  balls  and  bombs  in  ye  forenoon  and  never  harmed  one 
man,  as  manv  more  in  ye  afternoon  killed  one,   —    —    — 

This  evening  came  orders  for  our  m.irching  back,  &,2.,  very  shocking,  im- 
barked  this  evening,  lay'd  on  bord  ye  Batteauex,  poor  rest— 

This  day  was  kill'd  Col.  Townsend. 

Wednesday,  July  26th.— Early  this  morning  set  oflT  from  Caralon,  rowing 
over  ye  lake  ye  wind  contrary,  got  on  shore  at  Fort  George  al>out  ten  iit 
night,  this  day  a  Beateau,  was  cut  off  which  went  near  ye  shoar,  of  men  yt 
were  going  to  carry  stores  to  Tinondaroga,  5  killed,?  taken  or  drowned,  we 
preserved,  glory  to  (}o<l. 

Thirsday,  July  26.— Set  off  for  Fort  Edward  this  morn.  Dies  Serenus— my 
mind  very  much  chased,  very  gloomy  thots  possess  my  mind,  what  shall  I  say, 
Ac,  God  in  righteous,  I  have  sin'd  Ac,  man  for  ye  punishment  for  his  sin — 

Fryday,  July  27th.— Sat  off  from  Fort  Kdward  this  morning.  Dirty 
weather,  arrived  at  Saratoga,  it  seemed  very  melancholly  marching  nostrl 
Homines  multa  murmura  edebant,  <%c.,  iScc.  (^lid  dicave,«.Scc.  Deus  est  Justus, 
in  omnibus,  &o. 


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Saturday,  July  28th.— Early  this  morning,  set  off  from  Saratoga,  in 
scoues  it  being  pleasant,  going  about  ten  o'clock,  arrived  at  Stillwater  or 
Scattercook,  gratia  Deo  pro  Ejus  beneficiis  concessis  mihi — Deus  meam 
familiam  conservet,  meus  populua  rectam  viam  inveniat,  &c.,  this  evening 
lodged  at  ye  half  moon. 

Sabbath,  July  29th,— Sat  oflf  from  half  moon,  came  to  Mr.  Othopot's  about 
twelve  o'clock,  yr  dined  on  green  peas,  beans,  squashes,  &c. 

Monday,  July  30th.— Hoc  mane  pluebat,  post  pi'andium  ad  Albany 
proficiscebam,  lodged  at  Mr.  Sander's. 

Tuesday,  July  31. — Sat  oflf  this  morning,  rode  to  Schenectady  about  17 
miles,  a  pretty  compact  place.  Little  or  no  religion,  this  night  lodged  on  ye 
ground. 

Wednesday,  August  Ist. — Dies  calidus  dined  at  Esq.  Sanders'  at  Schenec- 
tady afternoon  sat  off,  proceeded  up  Mohawk  river  to  Wostandy,  there 
tarried. 

Rev.  Mr.  Johnson  came  to  see  me,  &c.,  this  day  discoursed  with  a  Mora- 
vian an  hour  or  two  at  Schenectady,  &c. 

Thirsday,  August  2d. — Hoc  mane  Serenum— went  about  six  miles  further 
up  the  ye  river  and  in  ye  afternoon  it  thundered  very  heavy,  rained,  lodged 
at  a  house  this  night,  did  not  I'eel  very  well — heard  of  ye  Fort  Niagara  being 
taken. 

Fryday,  August  3d. — This  morning  thro'  ye  goodness  of  God  feel  some- 
thing better,  tho'  mind  very  gloomy,  but  ye  Lord  lives  and  blessed  be  my 
rock,  «Stc. 

Passed  by  H.  "William's  about  18  miles  from  Schenectady,  passed  by  Fort 
Hunter,  lodged,  discussed  with  an  aged  Dutch  woman  about  anotlier  O 
[world.]    She  went  out,  attended  prayers. 

Saturday,  August  4th  — Sat  off  early  from  Cocknaauga,  went  wit..  Doctor 
Hale  12  miles  thro'  Mohawk  woods  all  alone,  saw  trees  painted,  &c.,  came  at 
length  to  an  old  farm,  &c.,  well  refreshed,  came  al)out  6  miles,  yr  lodged 
Stony  Araba. 

.Sabbath,  August  5th.— Here  ye  Dutch  met— went  out  in  ye  field  alone,  a 
pleasant  hour,  &c.,  but  was  a  Sabbath  much  to  be  remembered.  Sat  off,  came 
to  Fort  Hendrick,  there  encamped,  I'ainy,  &c. 

Monday,  August  5th.— Sat  off  from  Fort  Hendrick.  Dies  Serenus  & 
Oalidus  came  about  7  miles  through  wood  to  an  opening  where  ye  Indians 
had  burnt  ye  Housen.    This  night  laid  in  open  air,  &c. 

Tuesday,  August  7th  —Marched  to  Fort  Harkaman,  Dies  Calidus  pluebat 
tonebat  imbres- hoc  mane  in  precibus  animatus.  Here  General  Gage  over- 
took us;  this  night  very  hot,  showery,  lightened  very  severely,  &c.,  populi 
preces  attendebant. 

Wednesday,  August  «th.~Sat  off  from  Fort  Harkaman  which  is  the  last 
place  inhabited  up  Mohawk  river  on  Garman  flats;  went  up  ye  river  15  miles 
with  (reneral  (tage,  iVcc,  gratia  Dei,  valeo,  in  corpore  animus  paululum  tene- 
brosus  de  meo-populo  de  uxore  Ac,  putavi,  eos  Deus  conservet— came  to  the 
Indian  field,  <&c. 

Thirsday,  August  9th,— Struck  tents  8  o'clock  in  ye  morning,  went  up 
Mohawke  river  28  miles,  better  land  I  never  saw  in  Navigando  Laboravi  cum 
Doin.  Hale.  Dies  Calidus,  fatigatus  fui.  Came  to  a  large  field  of  ye  Indians, 
there  camped. 

Frydny,  August  lOth.— Struck  tents  at  4  in  ye  morning,  sat  ofT  from  ye 

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large  Indian  field,  came  12  miles  to  Fort  Standwix.  Standwix  arrived  about 
11  a  m.  Gen'l  great  guns  fired,  this  place  appears  to  be  beautiful  fine,  level 
land,  fort  abont  a  K  of  a  mile  from  ye  river,  pretty  large  fort,  here  were 
Regulars  and  Yorkers  yt were  very  irregular.  Jurab»Mit,  Oh! — quid  dicam? 
Deus  est  Justus,  militibus  suas  animas  Damnantabus !  pluebat  a,  m.  P.  M. 
imbres — tonitru — Dies  Oallidus.  In  July  it  rained  brimstone  so  yt  they  could 
gather  it  up,  &c.  In  August  ye  Capt.  of  ye  fort  assured  me  y t  there  was  ice 
4  feet  deep  at  Fort  Standwix. 

Saturday,  August  Uth. — Dies  Callidus — manebamus  apud  castram  Stand- 
wix— habui  cumlndiis  aliquod  colloquiam  sed  non  intelligibant. 

Sabbath,  August  12th. — Sat  off  from  Standwix  in  forenoon,  carrii  ;e  by 
land  about  three-quarters  of  a  mile  to  Wood  Creek,  opened  a  sluice  which 
ye  Batteaus  about  4  miles  another  sluice  which  brought  us  to  Fcrt  Bull 
there  Canada  Creek  met  with  Wood  Creek,  &c.  we  marched  four  miles  farther, 
encamped  by  ye  river  in  open  air. 

Monday,  August  13th. — Went  in  ye  creek  20  miles  to  lake  Onida,  met  many 
Indians  with  ye  loads  encamped  near  ye  new  fort  they  are  building  ye  laid  in 
ye  open  air. 

Tuesday,  August  14th — Set  off  early  in  ye  morning  in  lake  Onider,  and 
passed  along  on  our  oars,  the  lake  is  about  80  miles  in  length  and  12  in 
breadth,  a  vei-y  beautiful  lake,  but  two  or  three  little  islands  in  it.  on  one  of 
ym  is  a  tree  yt  will  in  its  trunck  contain  above  30  mf«n,  around  ye  lake  ye  land 
is  level,  appears  to  be  very  rich,  can  discern  40  [?]  miles  or  more  round  by  ye 
side  of  lake.  Pulcher  prospectus !  though  thin  place  is  far  distant  from  ye 
sea,  yet  God  has  so  ordered  it  yt  its  soil  is  so  fertile  yt  people  it  seems  may 
live  without  much  trading  by  sea,  &c.  Came  this  day  to  ye  west  end  of  ye  lake  ; 
ye  lake  lays  east  and  west — we  came  near  a  west  line  from  Schenectady  to 
Oswego,  here  we  encamped  near  a  new  fort  yt  is  erecting— beautiful  citua- 
tion. 

Wednesday,  August  15th.— Sat  off,  came  down  Oswego  river  about  26 
miles,  lodged  on  an  island  in  ye  open  air  about  2  miles  above  Oswego  falls,  sky 
lowering,  feel  something  dull — blessed  be  God  yt  has  yet  preserved  me,  ythas 
shielded  me  from  all  dangers. 

Thirsday,  August  18.— Sat  off  from  ye  little  island,  come  to  Oswego  falls 
about  7  o'clock  A.  M.,  about  9  miles  above  ye  falls  yt  runs  in  a  large  river 
from  ye  southeast,  where  ye  Onondagos,  &c.,  live;  here  at  ye  falls  is  apick- 
quet  raised.  Nature  has  formed  a  beautiful  dam  over  this  river.  Came  from 
ye  falls  about  12  miles  to  Oswego,  about  6  o'clock  P.  M.,  a  place  beautifully 
cituated,  a  fine  lake,  a  prospect  limited  by  water,  encamped  this  night  on  ye 
south  side  of  ye  river  where  ye  remains  of  ye  old  for[t]  are,  blessed  be  (lod 
who  has  brought  us  hitherto  in  safety.  About  230  of  our  men  Capt.  Bayley 
commander,  are  coming  by  land  with  a  large  drove  of  cattle  ;  ye  river  here  20 
rods  wide. 

Fryday,  August  17th.— This  morning  after  prayers,  visited  one  Robert 
Makane  who  is  very  ill ;  discoursed  with  [him]  about  ye  state  of  his  soul,  Ac, 
he  sayd  but  little.  O  thou  who  luist  ye  \  [hearts]  of  all  in  thine  hands  form 
his  to  glorify  thee  whether  in  life  or  death.  Took  a  view  this  morning  of 
Loke  Ontario  and  ye  remains  of  ye  old  fort;  saw  mony  inscriptions  on  stones 
where  many  corpses  have  been  repositod  Just  jiick  out  ye  names,  time  had 
almost  erased  them,  yt  they  could   scarcely  denominate  ye  remains.     Alas» 

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Adam,  what  hast  thou  done,  here  is  no  discharge  in  this  wor;  may  I  be  well 
equipped  to  engage  in  it  when  called  by  ye  Lord  of  host. 

Meo  populo,  meae  uxori,  meis  Liberis,  meis  amicis,  toti  Ecclesiae  Deus 
benedicat.  O  Lord  how  excellent  is  thy  name  in  all  the  earth,  glory  to  ye 
fother,  &c. 

Saturday,  August  18th. — Dies  Serenus  visi  Robert  Makane,  colloquium 
habui  cum  eo  de  eternis.  Dixit  mortem  non  terrere  enm,  in  secreto  preces 
habuit  ab  eneunte  iEtate,  circiter  Decimam  horam  expiravit,  Juxta  tertiam 
horam  P.  M.  Sepelitus,  Postia  nostra  tabunacula  trans  flumen — movebamus, 
ubi  castra  ^Ediflcant. 

Sabbath,  August  19th. — Dies  Serenus  habui  sermoiiem  apud  milites — post 
meridiem  Arma  virumque  canerem,  habui  aliquam  mitigationem  in  mea 
anima,  visum  est  mihi  habere  cor-ut  toUeretur  ad  Deum  pi*o  meo  populo, 
familia,  amicis  exercituique,  O  utinam  me  ilium  Diem  videre  quando  pro- 
ficiscarad  meum  populum  familiamque,  eis  Deus  benedicat  hac  nocte  pluebat 
tonabat  cum  acuto  fulgore. 

Monday,  August  20th.— Dies  Serenus,  quid  dicam  visi  yEgrotos,  con  vales- 
cant  beneplacito  Dei.  Juxta  nos  anus  ex  Yorit  Regiment  Sepultus  ligi  hodie — 
hac  nocte  pluebat  cum  multo  tonitu,  and  acuto  fulgore,  ye  water  came  into 
my  tent  over  blanket,  wet  all  my  cloaths.  haec  nox  mihi  memoranda,  sed 
gratia  Dei  valeo,  ye  Lord  direct  my  ways,  make  me  faithful  in  duty,  make  me 
humble,  and  disposed  ever  to  live  to  his  glory. 

Tuesday,  August  21st.— This  morning  ye  wind  very  high,  keeps  a  con- 
stant blow.  This  the  day  ye  Ontarian  sea  which  is  unlimited  to  one's  eye,  is 
very  boisterous  ye  raging  billows  from  ye  shore,  with  dredfull  surges  dash  ye 
rocks— hodie  Dominus  Ogglesby  me  vesebat,  tradidit  mihi  nanationem  de 
Ningai-a  ye  merciful  appearance  of  providence  in  the  reduction  of  it,  after  ye 
engagement  about  500  of  our  mon  hnd  with  about  1700  of  yrs,  and  wedefeated 
ym  ;  they  saw  ye  defeat,  Gen'l  told  them  if  they  would  stand  it  to  ye  last  ex- 
tremity they  must  take  ye  fate  of  behnvior  of  our  Indians,  &c.  This 
terrified  them  and  God's  providence  here  will  be  regarded  more  especially 
when  He  designs  to  help  people  He  will  oi-der  things  so  yt  they  shall  work 
for  yr  relief.    *    »    *  Cold  day. 

[FiTnTHEB  Memoranda.] 
(OswE(jo: — 

The  army  yt  went  to  Niagara  sat  off  from  Oswego  ye  1st  of  July, 
landed  at  Niagara  ye  7th,  ye  reinforcement  yt  was  coming  to  joy[n]  ye  French 
at  Niagai'a,  was  ye  24th  doy  of  July— ye  same  day  ye  fort  submitted  to  Gen'l 
Johnson. 

The  wonderful  appp'U'ance  of  God  to  our  forces  yt  went  to  Niagara,  which 
was  reduced  July  28, 1759.  (ien'l  .Tohiison,  by  one  of  his  Indians,  hearing  yt  a 
large  number  of  forces  v  ere  coming  over  Loke  Erie,  musters  between  400  and 
500  to  oppose  them  ;  there  was  1700  of  ye  enemy.  Our  men  suspecting  which 
way  they  designed  to  come  up  to  ye  fort,  made  soon  a  kind  of  a  breast  work 
and  lay  upon  yr  faces;  soon  after  ye  enemy  came  up  and  our  men  let  ym 
come  within  about  15  yards  and  let  ym  give  ye  first  fire,  which  harmed  ours 
but  little,  then  our  men  returned  ye  fire,  and  kept  tiring  9  minutes  or  more 
till  they  fired  15  rounds  and  ye  enemy  broke  yr  own  ranks  and  began  to  re- 
treat; ye  French  Indians  immediately  fled  and  our  Indians  rushtd  on  with 
ye  tomahawks  and  pursued  ym  5  or  8  miles,  killed  and  took  many;  killed  a 
fryar  yt  was  in  ye  rear,  took  ye  most  of  ye  principal  oHictrs,  morang,  «4c.    It  is 

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supposed  yt  it  was  agreed  by  ye  Indians  on  both  sides  to  stand  as  neuters  till 
they  saw  which  would  prevail,  ye  English  or  French,  &c. 

After  this  battle  was  over  and  Johnson  had  got  ye  i)rincipal  officers,  &c., 
he  sent  into  ye  fort  and  acquainted  ym  with  it,  telling  ym  what  a  vain  thing  it 
was  for  ym  to  pretend  to  stand  it  out,  loth  he  was  to  shed  yr  blood  when  it 
might  be  prevented  if  they  would  act  on  discretion,  they  had  better  give  up, 
&c.,  but  if  they  would  stand  it  out  to  ye  last  extremity  they  might  depend 
upon  suffering  ye  fury  of  ye  Mohawks,  yet  they  would  doubtless  be  unre- 
strained when  he  came  to  ye  last,  &c.  This  seemed  to  make  ym  harken  to 
proposals,  &c.,  and  it  had  ye  desired  effect. 

Wednesday,  August  22d.— Dies  frigidus  ventus  altus,  hodie  legiOeconemy 
of  human  life  ye  serpent  though  he  is  benumbed  with  cold  looseth  not  his 
sting;  confabuli  cum  D.  Oglosby  de  Sacris—amicis  tenebamus  colloquium — 
this  day  ye  Snow  arrived  from  Niagara,  also  7  companies  of  ye  Highlanders 
came  hodie  Dominus  Hale  emit  tibiam  ex  Col.  Lovewell  tradidit  ei  pro  una 
tibia  tres  solidas  york  pecunia  hoc  factum  in  conspectu  omnium.  Milites 
preces  attendebantvaleo  gratia  Dei,  non  immemor  ni''"  oopuli,  famillneque— iis 
Deus  benedicat. 

Thirsday,  August  23d.— Dies  Serenus  magis  calidior,  hoc  mane  visebam 
yEgrotor  habui  serium  sermonem  cum  aliquis  Dominees  Deus,  misereatur 
Pecatorum.    This  night  tne  Indians  danced. 

Fryday,  August  -mh.— Dies  Serenus— The  Snow  sat  off  for  Niagara,  Ibam 
piscatum.  Col.  Lovewell  non  valuit,  Scripsi  hodie  ille  qui  regit  omnia  con- 
cede mihi  intelligentiam,  prudentiam,  verum  amorc  m  Ejus  Legibus—voluntate 
Dei  valeant.  What  a  miserable  life  it  is  to  live  useless  in  this  world.  O  a 
sense  of  my  barrenness,  how  little  do  I  speak  or  think  or  act  really  to  Clod's 
glory  who  is  of  purer  eyes  yn  to  behold  sin. 

Satui'day,  August  25th.— Dies  Serenus,  hoc  mane  habui  meissum  in 
secreto  in  Sylvus— O  qui  audis  preces,  &c.    Bonum  est  hie  esse. 

Sabbath,  August  26th. — Dies  Serenus  hodie  predicavi,  de  intemperanh'a — 
post  Predicamentum  D.  Oglesby  me  visebat,  amici  confabulabanuir  nihil 
mirabele.  Sed  Duo  milites  flagellabantur  our  men  have  been  called  to  work 
before  sunrise,  work  till  sunset,  an  intermission  at  noon,  have  got  Logs  near 
round  ye  bottom  of  ye  fort. 

Monday,  August  27th.— Dies  magis  frigidus.  Ivi  ad  silvas  hoc  nume.  Da 
mlri,  Domine,  bonum  animum  novum  cor.  Deus  meae  familiae  populique 
Misereatur,  Dirigatque  eos  in  via  veretatis  pane  vitae  nutrimentum  recipiant 
This  afternoon  rained,  sharp  lightning,  &.,  thunder,  hard  rain  in  the  night. 

Tuesday,  August  28th.— Wind  high  this  morning,  pretty  cold,  lake  turbu- 
lent. Quomodo  inutilis  sum !  O  utinam  me  perfnngi  meo  officio,  quid 
Dicam!  As  cold  hei-e  as  with  us  in  ye  hitter  end  of  September— mult  um  vini 
bibitum  hac  nocte,  «&c.,  &c. 

Wednesday,  August  29th.— Dies  frigidus,  hodie  legi  Doctor  Brooks— non 
valui— a  bad  cold  The  26th  instant  3  men  killed  half  a  mile  below  Oswego 
falls,  by  a  party  of  ye  enemy. 

Thirsday,  August  30th.— Dies  tenebosiis,  a  report  that  (^ut  beck  is  taken, 
&c.,  visi  iEgrotos— this  night  it  rained  all  night,  a  stormy  night,  ye  wind 
northeast. 

Fryday,  August  31st.— Cloudy,  stormy,  rained  all  day. 

Saturday,  September  1st.— Dies  Serenus,  went  to  work  to  get  timber  to 
b'lild  a  hospital ;  afternoon  went  to  see  D.  Oglesby,  ifec. 


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Sabbath  Day,  September  2d.— Diea  Serenus—hodie  predicavi,  &c.,  be- 
cause sentence  is  not  past  speedily.  Sentribam  me  habuisse  aliquid  Divinae 
presentiae  in  Sermone. 

Monday,  September  3d.— Hoc  mane  fuit  Serenus,  at  12  o'clock  one  of  ye 
Yorkers  shot  for  stealing  and  P.M.  rained,  thunder,  &c ;  this  night  rained,  hat 
shoes  filled  with  water,  Ac,  non  valui,  frigore  Gitentus,  &c. 

Tuesday,  September  4th.— Hoc  mane  pluebat  postea  iEther  Serenus  and 
frigidusvisi  -(Egrotos,  Deus  Eos  Sanet. 

Wednesday  September  5th.— Hoc  mane  Serenum  post  meridiem  pluebat 
hac  nocte  pluebat. 

Thirsday,  September  8th.— Dies  Serenus  frigidusque  hodie  legi  Dom 
Brooks  auctorem  medicinalem,  visi  ^grotos. 

Fryday,  September  7th. — Dies  Serenus  hoc  mane,  Medicus  Summue  noster 
and  politicus  supremus  in  nostro  Tabernaculo  confabulabanter,  de  edendo. 
Oh !  valeo  vel  melior,  gratia  Die — P.  M.  pluebat— hac  nocte  pluebat  cum  alto 
vento  frigido,  ye  Lord  vivit,  benedictus  sit  mea  petra,  Deus  Salutis  meae 
exalteteu. 

Omnia  tendunt  ad  Salutem  eoram  qui  Deum  amant. 

Saturday,  September  8th. — Hoc  mane  pluebat,  ventus  altus,  nox  Sol  ap- 
pareat  visi  ^Egrotos  cum  iis  habui  Exhortationem  precatus  sum  iEgrot> 
videbantur  memores  snlutis  eternae,  interrogavi  eos,  multa— hac  nocte 
pluebat. 

Sabbath,  September  9th. — Hoc  mane  pluebat  Ante  M.  Sol  aparuit,  predicavi 
Ex  rev  3.20 — populi  auscultabant  cum  aliqua  vita  Dixi.  sed — quis  credidit,  &c. 
This  day  sat  off  16  Bateaus,  to  go  to  take  ye  2  vessels  of  ye  enemy  in  ye 
lake,  &c. 

This  evening  received  a  letter  from  Mr.  Shurburne  and  R.  Haven ;  this 
night  it  rained,  hac  nocte  aurora  borialis  magna. 

Monday,  September  10th. — Hoc  mane  pluebat,  about  noon  2  vessels  ap- 
peared, came  within  about  12  miles,  showed  yms  then  returned  towards  Cata- 
roque— visi  vEgrotos,  &c.    This  night  it  rained,  hac  nocte  aurora  borealis. 

Tuesday,  September  11th.— Hoc  mane  serenum,  ultima  nocte  habui 
somnium,  meam  uxorem  nigris  vestimentis  amictam — Sedentemque  cum 
Duabus  Mulieribus,  in  Pew,  in  Domo  Dei.  Ego  ingressus  ad  rostrum  eam 
videresque,  pedem  repressi  and  interrogavi  earn  causam  Ejus  Luctus  ilia 
respondit  Ejus  mati-em  mortuum.  This  evening  came  in  2  bateaus,  brought 
in  4  prisoners,  took  from  ye  sloop  who  came  on  shore  in  a  boat  on  island, 
where  ye  above  said  bateaus  were ;  as  soon  as  they  came  on  shore  they  dis- 
covered yt  oar  men  were  yr— put  off  our  men,  saw  it  made  to  ym,  told  ym  if 
they  would  come  on  shore  good  quarters ;  3  of  ym  were  for  doing  it,  one  not 
ye  master,  on  their  making  off  our  men  fired— wounded  3  of  ym,  disabled  ym, 
yn  our  men  went  off  in  a  whaleboat,  brought  ym  ashore,  this  night  one  of 
them  died  with  his  wounds. 

Wednesday,  September  12th.  —Dies  Serenus  quotidie  ..Egrotos  video,  cum 

iis  preces  habeo,— Dom.  Oglesby  visi,  Ac.    Some  Indians  came  in  from  towards 

Sagnlet  with  wampon,  &c.,  ut  Dicant  ut  negotientur;  came  in  Capt.  Parker 
without  trying  to  take  ye  vessels. 

Thirsday,  September  13th. -Dies  Serenus  non  valeo.  in  vessere  cructatus. 
Locutus  cum  Otho  Stevens,  &c.,  2  schooners  sat  off  for  Niagara. 

Fryday,  September  14th.— Dies  Serenus,  Nihil  novi  audivi,  sed  Deus  me 
altera  nocte  conservavit — mirum  est  me  esse  ex  oreo,  ex  inforis,  habui  Con- 
spectum  hujus  castri. 


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Saturday,  September  15th.— Dies  Serenus,  Col.  Goffe  advenit  ex  cadenti- 
bus  aquis  tiilit  tabulas  ex  ejus  Millvisi  yRgrotos  sed  non  valui  puto  de  populo 
meo  O  ut  Deus  pascat  eos  pane  vitae,  &c. 

Sabbath,  September  16th. — Hoc  mane  pluebat  A.  M.  Sol  apparuit,  habui 
Sermones  ex  1  Tim  Sanctitas  omnibus  is  utilis— Deus  Sermoni  benedicat — 
post  meridiam  non  valui  R-D.  Oglesby  me  visebat  hac  nocte  pluebat  per  totam 
noctem  sed  habui  bonum  Somnium. 

Monday,  September  17th. — Hoc  mane  pluebat  mei  calcei  fuerunt  pleni 
aquo— aqua  tentorium  circum  currebat.  Terrible  storm  this  P.  M.,  high  wind 
and  rain,  no  sleep. 

Tuesday,  September  18th.— This  day  very  cold,  rain  and  stormy  in  ye 
forenoon,  turbulent  weather,  post  meridiem  castram  ivi  visum,  audivi  con- 
certum  Sonorum  gallicorum  Oornuum,  visi  Hospitalem— hac  nocte  mortuus 
est— Wingate  ex  Dover  JRt.  19,  Deus  Sancteflcet  ejus  mortem  omnibus  nostris 
militibus,  cogitent  de  futuris,  de  animabus  eorum  Deus  meam  gregem 
familiamque  conservet  in  pace. 

Wednesday,  September  19th.— Hoc  mane  yEther  frigidus,  et  Serenus, 
Nihil  novi ;  sed  audiebamus,  imperatorem  Wolff  landed  some  of  his  men  at 
Quebec,  took  a  Redoubt,  went  to  force  ye  lines  obliged  to  retreat  with  some 
loss. 

Thirsday,  September  20th.— Visi  vEgrotos,  hoc  mane  pluebat,  Dies  valde 
frigidus,  hac  nocte  frigida  ut  in  ultemo  Die  Octobris  hodie  William  Ilorndy 
was  shot  for  theft  of  ye  44th  Regiment. 

Fryday,  September  2l8t. — Dies  Serenus  frigidus  que  circiter  Duodecimam 
Horam  mortuus  est  Otho  Stevens  ex  morbo  Dessentary,  ille  priupque  mortuus 
est,  Dixit  mihi  eum  aliquando  non  timere  mori,  sperare  Deum  condonare  ejus 
peacata  per  Redemptorem  eumque,  volentem  voluntati  Dei  obedire  in  vita 
vel  in  morte. 

Saturday,  September  22d.— Dies  frigidus  and  umbrosus  Jussa  Dantur  ut 
yEgroti  irent  Domum. 

Sabbath,  September  23d.— .\t  7  o'clock  this  morning  embarked,  got  up  to 
ye  falls  at  7  at  night,  which  lay  out  on  ye  other  side,  &c. 

Monday,  September  24th —Waited  here  all  day  at  ye  falls  for  Batteaus,  ye 
day  warm  and  pleasant  but  melancoly  to  me ;  this  night  died  at  Oswego,  as  I 
hear,  one  Page,  M,  18.  from  South  Hampton. 

Tuesday,  September  26th.— Dies  Callidus,  Batteaus  arrived  from  Oneidn 
about  1  o'clock,  this  afternoon  died  one  Foster,  JE  50,  at  ye  falls— this  night  I 
was  taken  not  well,  pretty  feverish. 

Wednesday,  September  26th.— Dies  Serenus,  sat  off  from  Oswego,  about  50 
Newhampshire  men,  with  regulars;  arrived  this  night  at  ye  3  rivers  idbout  16 
miles  above  ye  falls,  yr  encamped,  felt  myself  very  ill,  went  to  ye  tent ;  it 
rained  this  night. 

Thursday,  September  27th.— Felt  myself  something  better  this  morning, 
thro  ye  goodness  of  God  able  to  set  up  in  ye  Batteau  ;  this  day  it  rained  some- 
thing; this  day  arrived  to  ye  Oneida  Lake,  went  part  of  ye  way  through  and 
encamped,  one  batteau  alone;  felt  pretty  poorly,  may  God  support  me  and 
uphold  me  till  I  arrive  where  I  may  have  better  accommodation,  but  ye  will 
of  Lord  be  done,  ye  Lord  bless  my  family, &c.,  and  flock  and  feed  them  with  ye 
bread  of  life. 

Thursday,  September  28th.— This  morning  something  lowering,  arrived  at 
ye  east  side  of  ye  lake  about  9  o'clock  A.  M.,  this  morning  buried  Robert  Mc- 

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Keni ;  felt  very  poorly,  feverish  and  a  purging ;  this  day  received   letter  from 
home  dated  July  25th,  &c.,  tarried  here  this  night. 

Saturday,  September  29th.— Diea  Serenus,  sat  off  early  this  morning  up 
Wood  Creek,  bik  amped  about  3  miles  above  ye  Oakfield  so  called,  finding  my- 
self very  poorly,  as  summe  say  I  want  to  go  to  father's  house  puts  me  in  mind 
yt  ye  grave  is  my  house,  but  I  hope  yt  God  will  so  spare  my  life  yt  I  may  be 
buried  in  a  Christian  land. 

Sabbath,  September  30th.— Dies  Serenus,  sat  off  eai'ly,  came  by  Fort 
Tricke  to  Bullsfort  and  to  Fort  Stanwix  about  12  o'clock.  O  yt  God  would  give 
my  people  ears  to  hear  and  A ;  and  feed  ym  with  ye  bread  of  life.  This  day 
reproved  some  of  ye  Jersies  for  profaneness,  with  success  I  hope,  also  a  New 
York  officer,  &c. ;  told  him  yt  if  he  really  meant  as  he  said,  his  state  in  ye  com- 
ing O  would  of  all  be  ye  most  misei'uble.     This  evening  died  one  Fi'ost,  &c. 

Monday,  October  Ist.— Dies  Serenus,  sat  off  fi'om  Fort  Standwix  with  all 
ye  sick  in  bateau,  came  below  ye  little  Indian  field. 

Tuesday,  October  2d— Sat  off,  ye  weather  fair,  came  down  to  ye  little 
carrying  place,  finding  myself  very  poorly,  yet  God  has  helped  me. 

Wednesday,  October  3d. — Dies  Serenus,  this  day  died  one  Dow;  finding 
myself  worse,  scarce  able  to  stand,  sat  off  with  Mr.  White  with  Capt.  Ricke, 
this  afternoon  came  to  Fort  Hendrick,  was  kindly  entertained  by  Capt. 

Thursday,  October  4th.— Sat  off  with  Capt.  Ricke,  ye  weather  pretty  bois- 
terous, about  10  o'clock  I  finding  myself  pretty  ill  went  on  shore  with  White 
and  tarried  at  one  lights  on  German  Flatts. 

Fryday,  October  5th. — Finding  myself  worse  this  morning  took  a  vomit 
which  I  had  with  me,  feeling  very  sick  at  my  stomach,  though  very  bad  purg- 
ing. Just  after  I  had  taken  it  Capt.  Bayley  came  with  his ;  about  2  hours  after 
I  sat  with  them,  ye  weather  being  boisterous  jet  God  upheld  me;  we  got 
down  but  a  few  miles  before  it  began  to  rain  ;  we  went  on  shore,  tarried  at  an 
old  Dutchman's,  were  very  kind,  felt  myself  a  little  relieved  by  ye  vomit. 

Saturday,  October  6th.  — Sat  off  early  this  morning,  ye  weather  cleared 
off,  we  arrived  within  about  10  miles  of  Schenectady,  lodged  at  a  Dutchman's 
house. 

Sabbath,  October  7th.— Sat  off,  ye  weather  fair ;  finding  myself  pretty 
poorly  this  morning;  arrived  at  Schenectady  about  11  A.  M.,  went  on  shore, 
sat ;  Levt  March,  treated  us  very  courteously,  saw  Capt  Johnson  who  was  ill ; 
dined  with  Doctor  Pomroy,  eat  something;  this  night  lodged  at  Mr.  Louson's 
in  Schenectady  ;  was  very  poorly  in  ye  night,  obliged  to  git  up,  had  coUick 
pain  ;  thought  I  must  have  died  alone,  &c.,  God  preserved ;  felt  better  in  ye 
moi'ning. 

Monday,  October  8th.— Ye  weather  fair;  Rev'd  Mr.  Johnson  this  morning 
came  to  see  me  from  Cui-rishbursli  where  I  hhd  left  my  horse ;  told  Mr.  John- 
son he  should  have  my  grea  M'hich  I  had  left  at  Schenectady  at  'Esq.  San- 
der's, &c  ,  finding  myself  something  better  sat  off  from  Schenectady  about  12 
o'clock,  arrived  at  Mr.  Otho  Otho's  a  little  after  sunset,  Capt.  Bayley,  Doctor 
Lamson,  Levt  March  came  with  us,  and  Mr.  White;  this  evening  died  at  Mr. 
Otho  Otho's,  Ensign  Snow;  may  God  sanctifle  his  death,  <fec. ;  ye  invallades 
went  with  teams  from  Schenectady  to  Albany. 

Tuesday,  October  9th.— Dies  Serenus— through  ye  goodness  of  God  do  not 
find  myself  worse,  will  God  recover  my  health  ;  shall  he  not  have  ye  glory  de 
populo  de  familiaque  multos  cogitationes  habeo.  This  morning  had  prayers 
and  Capt.  Bayley,  Doctor  Lamson  sat  off  for  Albany  to  see  about  ye  sick,  «fec. 

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Wednesday,  October  10th.— Dies  Serenas — feel  something  better  thro  ye 
goodness  of  (lod  ;  today,  27,  sat  off  for  home. 

Thirsday,  October  1 1th.— Dies  Nenibosus. 

Fryday,  October  12th.— Sat  off  from  Othoiit,  ye  weather  fair;  came  to 
Kenterhook,  put  up  at  Lovejoy's  this  night  it  rained.  Capt.  Bebe  came  in 
company. 

Saturday,  October  13th.— Came  as  far  as  number  one,  tarried  at  Davise's. 

Sabbath,  October  14th.— Came  thro  green  wood,  tarried  at  Westfield. 

Monday,  October  15tli.— Came  as  far  as  Brimfleld,  ibi  mutavi  E(iuum. 

Tuesday,  October  16th. —Came  as  far  as  Shruesbury  to  Bemans. 

Wednesday,  October  17th.— Came  as  far  as  Dunstable  to  Col.  Lovewell's. 

Thirsday,  October  18th.— Came  as  far  as  Hampstead,  &c.,  and  niay  I  never 
forgit  ye  goodness  of  ye  Lord  in  ye  land  of  living. 


Letter  of  Rev.  Henry  True  to  His  Wife,  Mrs.  Rutfi  True. 

L.\KE  (teorge,  July  12,  1759. 
To  MY  Dear  Spouse  : — 

These  if  they  reach  your  hand  will  reach  your  affection  as  it  will  I  am 
sensible  gladden  you  to  hear  yt  I  am  well.  I  received  but  one  letter  from  you, 
and  I  must  keep  reading  yt  till  you  send  me  another,  I  hope  thro  ye  favour  of 
God  you  and  our  children  are  well,  whether  we  shall  ever  see  one  another  in 
this  0-   ^'mI  only  knows ;  let  us  see  yt  we  are  prepared  to  meet  in  [heaven]  yt 
we  may  be  forever  with  ye  Lord.  God  is  present  hei*e  a?  well  as  at  home,  bless- 
ed be  his  name  for  any  tokens  of  his  presence.  Our  men  are  pretty  healthy,  they 
dont  want  for  work.    It  may  be  Deacon  Eastman  or  Capt.  Little  will  inquire, 
&c,    I'll  just  say  we  arrived  at  Lake  George  ye  8d  insiant  (I  wrote  to  you  ye 
4th).    Encamped  in  a  nasty,  dusty  place  a  100  of  our  men  were  draughted  for 
teamsters,  60  left  at  apicquit  fort  about  4  miles  above  Fort  Edward  ;  those  y  tare 
here  are  closely   employed,  some  making  brick,  some  lime,  some  diggingrocks, 
some  assisting  in  building  a  fort  with  stone  and  lime,  whore  ye  old  breastwork 
was,  encompassing  about  2  or  3  acres  of  foundation  is  mostly  laid  about  40  rods 
fi'om  ye  water ;  by  ye  water  is  a  new  Roedoubt  built  to  cor.imand  ye  lake  ;  when  ye 
w.irks  will  be  finished  I  know  not,  as  for  our  proceeding  over  ye  lake,  prepa- 
rations are  making,  everything  tending  forward,  here  is  a  fine  artillery,  yo 
sloop  is  weighed,  father  Robinson  busy  rigging,  be  finished  this  day,  boats  to 
carry  great  guns  compleating.    Ye  guns  and  balls  yt  were  buried  are  securely 
dug  up.    By  ye  appeai'ance  of  things  it  seems  as  if  we  should  soon  go  over  ye 
lake,  face  ye  danger  of  ye  field,  be  surrounded  with  ye  thunder  of  war,  and  I 
exhort  our  men  not  to  be  faint.     In  ye  name  of  ye  Lord  we  shall  be  victorious 
if  God  be  for  us,  yr  is  no  enchantir.cnt  against  .lacob.    There  are  now  Ihis  mo- 
ment general  orders  to  place  all  ye  battoes  yt  every  regiment  may  know  yr 
rank  to  be  in  readiness  to  go  over  ye  lake.    There  are  different  reports  of  the 
strength  of  ye  enemy  at  Ticonderogu  ;  some  say  yr  number  is  superior  to  ours , 
some  yt  many  of  their  tents  are  removed.     We  have   no  certain    intelligence 
from  ye  fleet,  we  hear  yt    400O  or  5000  are  at  lake  Ontiirio  ready  to  go  down 
yr  way.    Capt.  Jacobs  went  out  lust  week  with  about  30  men.  was  surrounded 
at  ye  narrows  with  birch  cannoos,  fired  upon  by  ye  enemy.     Capt.  Jacobs  and 
10  of  them  are  not  yet  come  in,  Gen'l  Amherst  seems  to  order  and  conduct 
sedately,  giving  proportionable    blows  to  every  nail,  is  an  enemy  to  vice. 
Capt.  Bradstreet  by  report  speaks  a  different  language.     I  wish  yr  was  a  uni- 

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versal  reformation  hero ;  a  people  can  never  bless  God  sufficiently  for  ye 
means  of  grace  whereby  sinners  are  restrained,  kept  from  running  to  ye  same 
excess  with  others.  If  1  am  spuii'd  I  design  to  see  you  as  soon  as  I  can  ;  I  ex- 
pect you  are  sorrowing  mid  yt  it  is  niclancholly  with  you  in  your  state  of  soli- 
tude, and  as  I  hoar  your  niothpi-  is  more  infirm  and  pretty  low,  having  receiv- 
ed a  line  from  y(uir  father,  dated  June  14th,  but  I  am  in  hopes 
she  will  revive  and  yt  I  sliall  yet  see  her ;  with  ym  yt  fear  Ood,  yr  end  is  peace, 
from  a  O  of  sorrow  they  go  to  inherit  endless  bliss,  labour  to  walk  in  ye  steps 
of  your  pious  mother  and  follow  her  whei'ein  she  followed  Christ. 

Give  my  duty  to  father  hoping  he  will  have  grace  to  gloiifle  Gcd  in  ye 
day  of  visitation. 

I  hope  all  ye  godly  will  be  eai'nest,  for  us.  I  expect  yt  we  shall  engage  ye 
enemy  in  3  or  4  days,  so  yt  before  you  receive  this  I  expect  to  see  a  sharp  con- 
test, how  it  will  turn  God  only  knows,  I  think  I  can  find  it  in  my  heart  to  re- 
sign to  his  will,  and  yt  it  is  my  greatest  desire  to  glorifle  him  whether  it  be 
life  or  by  death  all  of  ye  difficulties  seem  nothing  to  what  it  is  to  have  God 
dishonoured,  i-t  is  ye  happiness  of  (xod's  people  not  only  to  know  but  to  do 
God's  will.  If  I  should  not  return  I  trust  as  long  as  you  live  you'll  maintain 
the  bowells  of  a  mother  towards  ye  children  and  yt  they  may  be  instructed, 
&c.,  duty  to  fath3r  and  mother,  love  to  brothers  and  sisters  and  neighbours; 
praying  yt  my  people  may  be  in  health  and  prosper,  but  especially  yt  yr  souls 
may  prosper,  intreating  a  constant  remembrance  in  your  prayers ;  remain  your 
loving  and  affectionate  husband  till  death.  HENRY  TRUE. 

P.  S.— Love  to  .Tonthn  and  Hebsabeth. 

Why  I  don't  mention  Capt.  Little,  Moses  Kimball,  &c.,  in  particular,  isyt 
in  every  letter  I  send  my  endearing  love  to  all  my  neighbors. 

I  am  obliged  to  write  with  great  haste  in  very  discommodious  places. 


Letter  from  Rev.  Henry  True  to  His  Wife,  Mrs.  Roth  True. 

Albany,  July  30, 1759. 
]\rv  Dear  Spouse:  -     . 

Amidst  other  wr,i,ting  I  cannot  cease  to  write  to  you,  hoping  these  will 
find  you  well  and  our  children,  &e.  I  have  thi-ough  the  goodness  of  God  in- 
joyed  a  good  state  of  health  since  I  left  you  ;  I  have  received  but  one  letter 
from  you,  have  sent  several  to  you  which  I  hope  you  have  received.  AVhen 
I  shall  return  I  know  not,  nor  when  I  shall  have  another  opportunity  to  send 
you  another  letter,  going  as  I  apprehend  out  of  ye  way  of  ye  reception  of  any 
without  ou  I*  post  should  follow  us.  I  wrote  to  you  from  Lake  George,  since 
tiiat  I  would  relate  some  things  that  have  occurred: 

Saturday,  July  21st. — Two  o'clock  in  ye  morning  the  encampment  struck 
ye  tents,  by  bivak  of  day  we  got  on  board  Batteaus  about  twelve  thousand, 
with  a  propitious  gale  we  passed  Lake  George  within  about  2  miles  where 
they  landed  last  year,  out  of  ye  view  of  that  place,  there  we  lay  all  night  upon 
our  oars,  wind  something  high  weather  lowering.  In  ye  morning,  .July  22d,  it 
cleared  off  pleosant ;  ye  army,  after  getting  into  regular  order,  heaven  gov- 
erning ye  wind  and  ye  weather,  we  landed  about  10  o'clock,  about  ye  time 
when  ye  assembly  of  God's  people  were  praying  for  us.  We  expected  to  meet 
yeenemy  at  landing,  but  they  did  not  oppose  our  landing;  after  landing  im- 
mediately some  of  our  men  marched  to  ye  sawmill,  there  they  surrounded 
about  20  French  and  Indians.     We  killed  some  of  i hem  and  took  2  prisoners, 

10  " 


ye  rest  fleeing,  for  they  came  out  only  to  make  discoveries  as  they  say,  it  be- 
ing rumored  yt  we  were  actually  coming;  our  men  immediately  took  posses- 
sion of  ye  breast  works  where  ye  men  were  slaughtered  last  year,  conflning  ye 
enemy  all  in  ye  fort ;  they  attempted  to  make  a  sally  or  two  but  were  soon  re- 
pulsed, our  men  proceed  immediately  to  entrench,  the  enemy  continually 
kept  firing  ball  and  bombs,  but  they  did  but  very  little  harm  to  us.  The  Gen- 
eral was  present  and  was  ready  to  say  that  ye  French  bombs  could  not 
hurt  us. 

July  24th,  I  went  within  about  a  quarter  of  a  mile  of  Ticonderoga  Fort, 
saw  it  distinctly  and  their  firing  cannor  jid  bombs.  Our  men  were  exceed- 
ing active,  ready  to  laugh  under  their  toyls  and  burthens.  Regulars  and 
provincials  all  united,  Newhampshire  men  helped,  had  ye  cannon  and  mor- 
tars into  ye  intrenchments. 

July  26th,  at  night  when  we  had  got  our  artilery  ready  to  play,  the  enemy 
blew  up  ve  magazine  and  so  fled  all  of  them  to  about  30  which  we  took,  they 
left  some  cannons,  some  mortars  and  balls,  and  what  number  I  can't  certainly 
learn.  New  Hampshire  regiment  being  ordered  by  ye  General  to  march  back 
to  Albany,  to  Schenectady;  to  Oswego ;  ye  General  thinking  they  might  be  need- 
ed to  aid  Br,  General  Prideaux  that  was  gone  against  Niagai'a,  that  we  were  to 
help  finish  a  fort  yt  is  erecting  at  Oswego.  The  General  as  it  was  represented 
by  ye  muster  master  to  him  that  ye  New  Hampsliire  regiment  was  ye  most 
likely  able  to  dispatch  business  and  that  he  had  men  enough,  &c.,  has  pitched 
upon  ours  to  go  to  Oawego ;  it  is  with  some  regret  y  1 1  go,  and  so  it  appeal's  with 
our  men,  but  I  go  to  encouridge  them,  the  company  that  was  left  at  number 
4  is  to  joyn  us.  We  apprehended  it  something  difficult  going  up  and  coming 
back  in  Bateaus,  fatigueing  to  men,  but  we  shall  have  good  Oswego  bass  I 
hope.  We  are  to  tarry  there  only  to  help  build  a  fort  yt  is  erecting,  and  our 
men  will  be  paid  for  ye  work.  I  hope  by  ye  favor  of  ^  that  we  shall  return 
in  2  or  3  months,  some  time  in  November ;  what  will  intervene  between  this 
and  then  God  only  knows,  i  hope  to  see  you  and  our  children  by  that  time^ 
and  to  visit  my  people  which  1  hope  will  not  be  destitute.  If  I  really  thought 
it  duty  and  subservient  to  ye  comii.on  cause  not  to  proceed,  I  should  seek  for 
a  discharge,  but  I  am  apprehensive  my  presence  is  needful  at  this  juncture. 
I  trust  my  people  will  be  mindful  of  me,  bear  me  on  yr  minds  at  ye  throne  of 
grace.  I  trust  I  have  your  heart  though  there  is  a  local  distance  ;  keep  close 
to  God  in  a  way  of  duty.  My  due  regards  to  every  one  ;  desire  you'd  write  if 
you  have  opportunity  by  ye  post;  I  shall  take  every  opportiuiity  to  write,  «&c., 
in  haste,  desiring  a  constant  remembrance  in  your  prayers  to  God  yt  I  may 
ever  be  resigned  to  his  will  and  may  be  enabled  to  glorifie  liim  whether  it  be 
by  life  or  by  death,  remain  your  loving  husband  till  death. 

HKNUY  TllUIO. 

Ye  regiment  in  general  healthy,  all  from  Ilampstead  ar»'  well,  but  one 
died,  one  Haswell,  an  aged  man  from  Kingston. 
[Huperscribed  1 

To  the  llev.  Mr.  IIrnhv  Trik, 
AtllampHted  In  New  Ilanipshire  in  New  Kngland. 


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THE  REGION  OF  LAKE  GEORGE, 
From  Surveys  made  in  1 762* 


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Journal  of  the  Expedition  in  the  Year  1762. 


Tuesday  June  29th,  1762.— Sat  oflf  from  Hampstead  in  ye  morning,  arrived 
at  Hollis  about  12  o'clock ;  rained  some. 

Wednesday,  June  30th— Tarried  at  Holh's.  It  being  fast,  I  preached  for  Mr. 
Emerson  in  ye  afternoon. 

Thirsday,  July  Ist. — With  Mr.  Emerson,  Mr.  Noyes,  I  I'ode  to  Amherst, 
it  being  fast  there,  upon  ye  account  of  ye  drought ;  went  from  Mr.  Wilkins'  to 
Mr.  Plopkins' ;  tr3ated  kindly.  From  Monson  we  rode  to  No.  2,  tarried  at 
Butterfleld's. 

Fryday,  July  2d.— Rode  from  Butterfield  to  Petersborough,  breakfasted  nt 
Mitchell's  gratis,  then  rode  through  Dublin  to  Keen  to  one  Dorman,  lodged  nt 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Sumner's. 

Saturday,  July  3d.— Rode  from  Keen  ;  had  twenty  shillings  and  sixpence 
silver  old  tenor  at  Harrington  for  ye  cows  keeping ;  rode  through  Cumberlard 
arrived  at  Wallpole  by  ye  middle  of  ye  afternoon,  tarried  at  night  at  ye  RfV. 
Mr.  Jonathan  Leavitt's. 

Sabbath,  July  4th.  — Preached  all  day  for  Mr.  Leavitt ;  assembly  gave  seri- 
ous attention  ;  some  agreeable  conversation  in  ye  evening ;  everlasting  things 
appeared  near,  God's  glory  dear. 

Monday,  July  5th.— Set  off  from  Wallpole,  Leavitt  rode  with  me  7  miles 
toward  No.  4,  (Charleston,  N.  II.;)  had  agreeable  conversation  by  ye  way 
upon  ye  important  points  in  religion,  arrived  nt  number  4  about  12  o'clock  to 
Mr.  Walker's ;  about  20  soldiers  there,  some  rouf  but  no  prophane  language 
heard.  They  sat  off  by  ye  middle  of  ye  afternoon  ;  ppent  this  evt-ning  with  je 
Revern'd  Mr.  Alcot,  lodged  with  him,  agreeable  converj>ntion. 

Tuesday,  July  6th.— Dined  at  Mr.  Walker's;  this  day  wrote  home,  in  yo 
afternoon  went  to  ye  mills  to  see  Capt.  Spafford;  returned  to  Vr.  Walker's, 
had  agreeable  conversation  with  Mr.  Baldwin  of  Connec  icut,  on  ye  very  vitals 
of  religion  ;  how  happy  to  have  one's  thots,  heart  and  affections  carried  out 
towards  God ;  felt  my  henrt  rekindh  d  from  a  sense  of  ye  unseen  world,  in 
prayer  had  a  solemn  sense  of  God's  greatness  and  glory. 

Wednesday,  July  7th.— After  prayer  snt  off  to  go  through  yo  woe.ds  rond 
about  30  miles  till  dark,  lodged  on  yo  ground  in  y  '  open  air.  perpetually  toasod 
by  humming  biting  animals ;  horse  tied  to  ye  trees. 

Thirsday,  July  8th.-  Snt  off  as  soon  as  light,  rode  all  day,  came  within  n 
mile  of  ye  falls  of  Otter  Creek  ,  yr  encampoil  in  yo  open  air  but  more  coinfort- 
oble  after  praying  with  pooplo  with  me  and  retiring;  slept  on  yo  ground. 

Fryday,  July  9th.— After  prayer  sot  off,  rodo  all  day.  oncampod  nt  diiJ-k  ; 
alarmed  by  a  rattle  snake  which  wo  killed,  hnd  13  rnttlos. 

Saturday,  July  10th— Sat  (tff  onrly  in  yo  morning,  nrrivod  nt  (h'own  Point 
alM)ut  2  o'clock  P.  M.;  kindly  rocoivod  by  Col.  GolTo  who  oxpoctod  mo;  pro- 
pared  for  my  lodging  in  his  house  which  i*  very  eomfortnblo  considering  yo 
place  ;  ye  TOW  arrived.  I  must  say  I  had  an  ngroonble  oompaiiion.  viz  ,  Mr_ 
Ilobnrt,  in  my  journey  ;  this  evoiiing  yr  was  a  shower,  yo  first  ruin  since  I  sat 
off;  had  prayers  in  yr  luiuse, 

Sabbath.  July  I  Ith.— Prayer  in  yo  morning  in  ye  house,  in  ye  forenoon 
Mr.  Taylor  of  (ionneoticut  preached  to  yo  men,  dined  with  Mr.  Taylor  at  (Jol, 
Whiting's,  in  ye  afternoon  I  prenched  to  a  very  largo  auditory  ;  some  sny  be- 
tween 2  nnd  3  thousands  ;yenfsonibly  looked  vory  Kolonin,  gnve>erious  ntJt*|i- 

'2'J 


tion  ;  seem:^(l  to  ba  alTectionate  to  yo  word  of  God,  at  night  prayers ;  retired  to 
lov-k  to  ^  for  my  family  and  flock ;  sunrise. 

Monday,  July  12th. — I  endeavored  to  gt  ye  men  m:,»iit  attend  prayers  and 
affected  it,  this  evening  all  ye  encampment  met  for  prayers,  which  was  ye 
first  time  this  year;  Mr.  Taylor  prayed,  (fee. 

Tuesday,  July  13th.— Took  a  view  of  ye  fort,  &c..,  at  evening  attended 
pi'ayer ;  Ego  precatus, 

Wednesday,  July  14th. — It  rained  chief  of  ye  day;  this  wrote  home  and 
oth"r  letters;  dull  and  heavy  this  day,  at  night  some  affection  in  prayers;  O 
how  undeserving  any  favors.    Mr.  Fessenden  prayed  with  ye  encampment. 

Thirsday,  July  15th. — Visited  ye  sick  in  ye  hospital,  discoursed  with  one 
Johnson  who  appeared  to  be  stupid.  <)  how  has  sin  closed  ye  eyes  of  sinners, 
they  do  not  appi'ehend  eternal  things,  are  not  affected  with  ym  ;  this  death 
appeal's  hastening  upon  ym.  This  evening  Mr.  Taylor  prayed,  enjoyed  some 
freedom  in  prayer.  O  yt  (}od  would  take  my  family,  my  people  into  ye  arms 
of  his  kind  and  smiling  providence,  may  they  be  in  health  and  prosper,  but 
especially  may  yr  souls  prosper. 

Fryday,  July  18th. — Clear,  Ijot  day;  Ego  precatus,  «S:c.,  not  much  affec- 
tion. Oh  my  leaness  and  barreness,  Ac,  how  little  do  I  do  for  God's  glory  ; 
visited  ye  sick. 

Saturday,  July  17th. — Very  hot ;  Mr.  Douglass  had  one  shirt  to  wash,  one 
handkerchief,  (.ne  cape,  one  pair  of  stockings ;  two  shirts  only  to  iron. 

Habbath,  July  18th. — Very  liot;  Mr.  Fessenden  in  ye  forenoon,  and  this  is 
ye  condemnation,  yr  lighth  ;  Mr.  Taylor,  ye  afternoon  how  shall  we  escape  if 
w'e  neglect. 

Monday,  July  19th.— Cold  this  morning;  read  Dr.  Young,  visited  yo  sick, 
Dr.  Taylor  prayed. 

This  night  had  a  very  affecting  view  of  ye  happiness  of  ye  saints,  all  shin- 
ing with  rais  derived  from  God.  O  to  be  like  God,  t»»  be  conformed  to  his 
image,  nothing  in  'T  nothing  on  earth  so  desirable. 

Tuesday,  July  20th. — Clear  day,  news  of  some  Spanish  vessels  in  8t.  Law- 
rence; some  earnestness  in  prayer,  ])leading  with  God  for  favor;  sensible  how 
justly  he  might  deny. 

Wednesday.  July  20st. — Weather  hot;  Fessenden  prayed. 

Thirsday,  July  22d. — Very  hot. 

Friday,  July  23tl.— Day  clear,  hot.  Mr.  Taylor  prayed. 

Saturday,  July  24th. — Cloudy,  few  little  showers. 

Sabbath,  July  25111. — Preached  in  ye  forenoon  from;  Ilighleousness  ex- 
alteth  a  nation;  .Mr.  Fessenden  in  ye  afternoon  from:  Follow  not  a  multitude 
to  do  evil. 

Monday,  July  2(Uh.— Went  over  ye  lake. 

Tuesday.  July  27th— They  came  on  Tuesday  ;  wroto  home  l)y  Mr.  Spring. 

Wednesday,  July  28th. — Very  hot. 

Thirsday.  July  20lh.— Uained  this  afternoon  and  all  night;  wrote  to  Den- 
con  Kimball. 

Fri<lay.  July  . 'loth. —Wrote  Sunday,  letters  by  Kst).  Jenner;  ye  weather 
something  cool ;  feel  not  so  well  this  day,  heart  du'.l. 

Saturday.  July  Mist.— Weather  fair;  Vm\.  Jenner  cat  off  for  New  England, 
rode  with  Mr.  Hubert  round  ye  Point;  Monu»  agreeable  eonversation  aliout  ye 
eviilenceof  a  real  ('hrislian.  <>  how  little  do  I  think,  speak  and  act  with  a 
real  aim  nt  GikI's  glory. 

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Sabbath,  August  Ist. — Weather  fair;  attended  divine  services,  Mr.  Taylor 
preached  in  ye  forenoon :  wisdom  is  justified  of  her ;  I  preached  in  ye  after- 
noon to  a  large  assembly  from :  O  yt  they  were  wise,  &c.    Something  dull. 

Monday,  August  2d.— Rain  this  day  ;  in  July  I  pay  two  pistareens  at  one 
time  and  three  at  another  time  to  procure  sawce  for  ye  tent. 

Tuesday,  August  8th, — Weather  warm ;  paid  for  Mr.  Hobart  half  a  dollar 
to  ye  Indians  yt  found  his  horses. 

Wednesday,  August  4th. — Weather  hot. 

Thirsday,  August  5th. — Mr.  Taylor  sat  off  for  St.  Johns. 

Fryday,  August  6th. — Hot;  visited  Connecticut  hospital;  discoursed  a 
prayer  with  ye  sick ;  one  Sergeant  under  deep  concern  ;  visited  New  Hamp- 
shire hospital. 

Saturday,  August  7th. — Visited  Connecticut  hospital,  prayed  and  discours- 
ed with  ye  sick ;  ye  person  mentioned  ye  day  before  seemed  to  despair  of  ye 
mercy  of  God  ;  used  arguments  with  him  to  relieve  him. 

Sabbath,  August  8th. — Visited  ye  hospital,  &c.,  prayed  and  discoursed 
with  ye  sick ;  Mr.  Fessenden  preached  in  a.  m.:  Now  commeth  all  men  every- 
where to  rept.  I  preached  p.  m. :  Puryfying  ye  heart  by  f.  to  numerous  as- 
sembly— tria  millia,  Juxta,  fortasse — not  much  sense  of  things  in  prayer,  more 
in  sei'mon. 

Monday,  August  9th. — Visited  ye  hospital,  prayed  and  discoursed  with 
sundry  yt  were  sick ;  some  under  deep  impressions,  seemed  to  be  sensible  of  yo 
hardness  of  ye  heart.  O  says  one  yt  I  would  mourn,  O  yt  I  would  have  one 
realising  tho't  of  death.  O  says  another,  yt  I  had  a  heart  to  ask  Clod ;  will 
God  ever  show  mercy  to  one  yt  has  been  so  great  a  sinner;  will  God  in  very 
deed  show  pity.  Yes,  yr  is  foi'giveness ;  'tis  a  faithful  saying,  &c.,  your  sin  will 
not  exclude  you,  if  you  can  be  willing  to  renounce  yr  sins ;  ah  but  I  can't  be 
willing,  but  yt  may  be  yr  next  step  to  yr  being  made  willing,  man's  extremi- 
ty is  God's  opportunity,  who  knows  but  now  may  be  ye  time  yt  God  may  make 
bare  his  arm,  and  may  make  you  willing;  still  look  to  God  from  whence  your 
help  must  come.  O  I  see,  may  God  justly  cast  me  off  for  ever,  a  wonder  yt  I 
am  out  of  hell    —    —    —    yt  let  his  patience  engage  you  to  seek  to  him. 

Tuesday,  August  10th. — Visited  ye  hospital;  prayed,  discoursed  with  ye 
sick ;  concerned  appeai'ed ;  visited  Mrs.  Carnela  who  was  sick  with  a  fever. 
She  seemed  she  manifested  a  serious  concern.  I  endeavored  to  represent 
eternal,  soleis  pucatus. 

Wednesday,  August  Uth.— Visited  ye  hospitals,  prayed  and  discoursed  with 
ye  sick. 

Thirsday,  August  I2th.— Visited  ye  hospital,  i%c. 

Friday,  August  I3th. — Visited  ye  hospitals,  i^c. 

Saturday,  August  14th. — Visited  ye  hospitals,  ttc.  Herrimaii  came  ;  rec'd 
letter  from  imme, 

Sabbath,  August  16th.— rreac'<ed  both  parts  of  ye  day  ;  a.  m. :  When  shall 
I  c(mio  and  appear  before  G«)d  ;  p.  ni. :  Take  unto  you  ye  wlwiie  armor  of  (iod. 

Monday,  August  16th. — Not  very  well  thimnorning;  wrote  home  by  Majt)r 
Blanehard  ;  went  over  ye  lake,  iScp. 

Tuesday,  August  17th.— Visited  hospitals,  i<:c. ;  prayed  with  them  as  usual ; 
discoursed  with  ye  sick,  and  it  seemed  to  have  stimc  good  effect,  &c. 

Wednesday,  August  18th. — Visited  ye  hospitals. 

Thirsday,  August  19th. —Visited  ye  hospitnls. 

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N.  B. — Prescription  of  Doctor  Collins  to  cure  ye  rickets  eus  veneris,  pnlvis 
Rei  and  some  calibiates,  give  it  disci-etionarily,  with  opening  a  vein  in  ye  in- 
side of  ye  ear  of  ye  child ;  sometimes  he  lays  ye  child  on  a  bed  of  sweet  fern, 
ye  perfume  braces  ye  limbs. 

Fryday,  August  20th. — Visited  ye  hospitals  and  dined  with  Mr.  Taylor 
Fryday  and  Satui-day ;  it  rained  this  day. 

Satui-day,  August  2l8t. — Visited  ye  hospitals,  &c. 

Sabbath,  August  22d.— Preach;  a.  m.,  Ex.  Jer.  vi,  16:  post  meridiem,  Ex. 
Rev.,  death  and  hell,  were  cast  into  ye  lake  of  fire.    —    —    — 

This  day  prandebam  cum  Dr.  Collins. 

Monday,  August  23d. — Visited  ye  hospital ;  one  of  ye  Connecticuts  died. 

Tuesday,  August  24th — Hoc  mane  recordatum  est  meuem  Cor  maxime 
affectum  divinae  gloriae  apprehensione,  Dies  Coeclestis! 

Visited  ye  hospitals ;  found  much  assistance  in  prayer  at  both  hospitals. 
()  how  good  to  draw  near  to  God,  to  have  ye  heart  melted,  broken,  emptied  of 
self,  apprehending  God's  glory. 

Wednesday,  August  25th. — Visited  ye  hospitals,  «!irc. ;  this  night  baptized  a 
child  for  Richard  Isabella. 

Thirsday,  August  26th. — This  moming  taken  very  ill  with  ye  diera,  poorly 
|(  all  day  ;  attended  publick  prayers  in  ye  evening.    O  how  negligent  to  improve 

health. 

Fryday,  August  27th.— Poorly  this  morning,  not  worse  I  hope.  O  to  be 
fitted  for  ye  will  of  God  and  to  glorify  whether  by  life  or  by  death;  pi-ayed 
with  ye  men  ;  rested  comfortably  this  night. 

Saturday,  August  28th. — Felt  something  better  this  morning.  O  for  a 
heart  to  glorifle  God  for  his  goodness;  'tis  of  the  Loi-d's  mercies  yt  I  am  not 
consumed.  O  a  tender  concern  for  my  family  and  people.  O  yt  I  could 
glorifle  God  wherever  I  am  ;  this  day  rainy. 

Sabbath,  August  29th, — Ye  forenoon  my  prayers;  Rev.  Mr,  Taylor  an'ived 
at  noon  and  preached  in  ye  afternoon :  Ye  gi-ace  of  (Jod  yt  brings  sal.  ' 

Monday,  August  30th. — Visite<l  ye  hospiti'l.  <&.,  in  ye  afternoon  one  Good- 
win of  Newton  died  ;  it  rained. 

Tuesday,  August  Slst.— Visited  ye  hospital,  &c. ;  it  rained  this  day. 

Wednesday,  Sejitember  1st.— Visited  ye  hospital. 

Thirsday,  September  2d. — Visited  ye  hospital. 

Fryday,  September  3d. — Visited  yo  hospital. 

Saturday,  September  4tli. — Visited  ye  hospital. 

Sabbath,  September  Gtii. — Visited  ye  h«)8pital ;  ]SIr.  Taylor  preached  ye 
forenoon  :  Stand  fast,  quit  you,  Ac.  I  in  ye  afternoon:  Sanctlllo  ye  Loi-d  of 
host. 

Monday,  September  6th. — Visited  ye  hosjiital,  Ac. 

Tuesday,  September  7th.— Visited  ye  hospital,  tVtc. 

Monday.  September  8th.— Visited  ye  hospitnl ;  nox  haec  obseura  fuit.  &o. 
Duces  biberunt  tam  libere. 

Thirsday,  September  9tli.— Visited  ye  liospital,  «Ste. 

Fryday,  September  loth. —Visited  ye  hospital;  one  of  ye  Massachusett's 
died  very  suddenly  in  his  tent  (m  Wednesday  last.  This  day  bajHlzed  Mr. 
Cusole's  child  John. 

Satin-day.  Septeniber  1 1th.— Visited  ye  hospital;  clear  «&  hot. 

Sabbath,  September  12th.— Visited  ye  hospital.  iStc,  preached  In  ye  fore- 
noon:   I  must  work  ye  work   of    h.    yt    sent  me  while.-P.   M,:    jirepare   to 

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meet  thy  God,  O  Israel ;  this  day  Col,  Bay  ley  arrived. 

Monday,  September  13th. — Visited  ye  hospital. 

Tuesday,  September,  14th. — Visited  ye  hospital. 

Wednesday,  September  15th. — Visited  ye  hospital. 

Thirsday,  September  16th. — Visited  ye  hospital,  &c. 

Fryday,  September  17th. — Visited  ye  hospital ;  this  day  it  rained  ;  moved 
into  ye  new  houses. 

Saturday,  September  18th.— Visited  ye  hospital ;  discoursed  as  close  as  I 
could  w^ith  Moses  Morse. 

Sabbath,  September  19th  —Visited  ye  hospital.  Mr.  Taylor  a.  m. :  Post  M. 
Ex.  in  die  prospero  Cogitate,  &c.,  pro  Captione  Havannah. 

Monday,  September  20th. — Visited  ye  hospital ;  went  to  see  Mr.  Sarguson, 
who  was  in  distress,  &c. 

Tuesday,  September  2l8t.— Visited  ye  hospital. 

Wednesday,  September  22d. — Visited  ye  hospital. 

Thirsday,  September  23<] .  —Visited  ye  hospital. 

Fryday,  September  24th. — Visited  ye  hospital. 

Saturday,  September  26th.— Visited  ye  hospital ;  [mem'm  Bible.] 

Sabbath,  September 26th. — Visited  ye  hospital;  preached  a.  m.,  li.  Tay- 
lor p.  m. 

Monday,  September  27th. — Visited  ye  hospital. 

Tuesday,  September  28th.— Visited  ye  hospital. 

Wednesday,  September  29th.— Visited  ye  hospital. 

Thursday,  September  30th.— Visited  ye  hospital. 

Fryday,  October  Ist. —Visited  ye  hospital. 

Saturday.  October  2d. — Visited  ye  hospital. 

Sabbath,  October  3d. — Visited  ye  hospital,  preached. 

Monday,  October  4th.— About  11  o'clock  sat  off,  got  about  16  miles,  it  rain- 
ed exceeding  hard  all  night. 

Tuesday,  October  5th. — Rained  till  ten ;  we  traveled  yt  day  to  Otter 
Creak ;  this  night  it  lained. 

Wednesday,  October  6th. — Got  almost  to  Black  river. 

Thirsday,  October  7th.— Got  about  ye  10  mile  encampment. 

Friday,  October  8th. — Got  into  No.  4  about  9,  about  1  snt  off,  arrived  at 
Walpole,  this  night  tarried  at  Kev'd  Mr.  Leavitts. 

Saturday,  October  9th.— Sat  off  early,  got  to  Chamberlane's  in  Westmore- 
land about  9  o'clock  ;  saw  Mr.  Welmam  ;  about  2  arrived  at  Mrs.  Harrington's 
in  Keene ;  sat  off  about  3,  arrived  this  night  to  Snots  in  Dublin. 

Sabbath,  October  10th.— Rained  this  day  ;  rode  to  Petersborougli  to  Stil" 
town,  tarried  at  Mr.  Half's. 

Monday,  October  Uth.— Sat  off  early,  rode  thro'  No.  2  or  Wiltown  to 
Monson,  orrived  at  Mr.  Hopkin's  about  9  ante  M. ;  sat  off,  rode  through  Mer- 
rimack, arrived  at  Litchtield  about  12  o'clock  ;  dined  at  Deacon  Kendal's  ;  sat 
off  about  2  o'clock,  got  home  about  8  o'clock,  fouiid  family  and  people  well 
blessed  be  God  therefor,  blesn  ye  Loiti,  O  my  soul  and  forgel  not  nil  his  bene- 
fits who  has  redeemed  my  life,  Jfic. 

Tuesday,  October  12th.— Had  company. 

Wednesday,  October  13th.— Had  company  ;  visited. 

Thirsday,  October  14th.— Read  some. 

Fryday,  October  15th.— Studied. 

Saturday,  October,  16th.— Sludied. 

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J762. 
Letter  of  Rev.  Henry  True  to  His  Wife. 

Crown  Point,  July  14,  1762. 
To  Mrs.  True,  Loving  Spouse:  — 

These  with  my  sincere  love  and  tender  affection  for  you  and  our  children, 
desiring  they  may  And  you  well,  with  all  our  friends,  as  I  am  at  this  time 
thro'  the  undeserved  goodness  and  mercy  of  God.  I  have  enjoyed  my  health 
since  I  left  home.  O  how  much  better  to  me  is  God  than  my  desert  It  seems 
a  wonder  to  me  that  such  a  sinful,  unholy  creature,  so  full  of  pollution,  should 
be  supposed  to  have  a  being,  should  be  regai^led  by  the  providence  of  God, 
God  has  been  gracious  to  me,  may  I  never  forget  his  benefits  but  constantly 
study  his  glory,  to  conform  to  ye  will  of  ye  blessed  God,  and  live  devoted  to 
his  glory,  'tis  in  this  that  ye  felicity  of  the  rational  creature  consists.  What 
are  all  the  things  of  time !  how  momentary  and  fading !  Let  it  be  our  unwearied 
endeavors  to  secure  a  treasure  upon  high  yt  will  never  disappear,  when  our 
heart  and  flesh  shall  fail  yet  God  may  be  the  strength  of  our  heart  and  the  nev- 
er failing  portion  of  our  souls,  to  meet  in  the  heavenly  wl.»  'd  and  to  be  forever 
with  the  Lord,  to  glorify  and  serve  God  perfectly!  this  will  be  consummate 
bliss.  My  family,  my  people  seem  constantly  to  revolve  in  my  mind ;  I  desire  to 
commend  them  to  God  to  the  word  of  his  grace 

I  arrived  here  last  Saturday  in  the  afternoon  with  Mr.  Ilobart,  lodged 
or  staid  three  nights  in  ye  woods.  It  was  something  tedious,  continually  sur- 
rounded by  restless  animals.  When  I  arrived  here  I  found  better  accommo- 
dation than  I  expected ;  kindly  received  by  Col.  Goffe,  who  was  alone  in  his 
house  in  a  retired  place.  A  good  bedroom  to  lodge  in  ;  rawsburies  and  milk 
for  supper.  The  cow  arrived  safe.  We  had  no  rain  by  the  way ;  at  HoUis  ye 
evening  I  came  there  we  had  a  little,  the  day  after  it  was  fast  there.  I  tarried 
and  preached  for  Mr.  Emerson  on  ye  account  of  the  drought.  I  attended  in  ye 
forenoon  if  there  has  been  but  little  or  no  rain  in  New  England  since  I  came, 
it  must  be  very  melancholy.  We  have  reason  to  tremble  for  fear  of  God, 
where  vice  is  so  triumphant. 

The  grasshoppers  are  very  numerous  on  ye  point,  tho'  none  ye  opposite 
side  of  ye  lake,  here  they  have  cloathed  the  gai*den  and  ground  with  much 
desolation,  so  yt  there  are  little  or  no  greens.  There  have  been  repeated 
showers  here  and  not  a  dry  time.  The  i>eople  here  aie  healthy  in  general, 
not  one  of  ye  New  Hampshire  sick  in  ye  hospital,  all  that  went  from  us 
are  well  as  far  as  I  can  learn-  The  first  Sabbath  after  I  left  home,  I 
preached  all  day,  viz.,  ye  day  after  I  arrived  here  we  had  two  sermons, 
llev'd  Mr.  Taylor  of  Connecticut,  who  arrived  the  same  day  I  did,  pi'each- 
ed  in  the  forenoon,  where  the  most  of  the  men  were  on  fatigue.  At  5  in 
the  afternoon  I  preached  to  anumerous  assembly,  from  the  words:  The  Loi-d 
hath  done  great  things  for  us,  whereof  we  are  glad ;  showing  how  we  ought 
to  conduct  ourselves,  by  reviewing  those  great  things  God  had  done  for  our 
Land,  Ac,  so  that  we  might  give  a  testimony  for  God,  to  ye  heathen,  yt 
we  miglit  so  reverence  our  tirod,  ye  ({od  whom  we  profess,  as  that  ye  heath- 
en here  might  say  our  Lord  he  is  (rod. 

There  appeared  much  solemnity  in  ye  audience.  I  found  freedom,  a 
reverent,  filial  sense  of  God,  I  trust,  and  a  feeling  sense  of  ye  worth  of 
poor  souls.    To  have  such  a  sense  of  everlasting  things,  methinks,  I  would 

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constantly  march  thro'  ye  wilderness,  &c.  The  commanding  officer  of  ye 
lines  viz-  Col.  Whiting,  invited  Mr.  Taylor  and  myself  to  dine  with  him, 
which  we  did.  He  appears  to  be  a  man  of  piety,  is  grieved  that  men  are 
called  upon  fatigue  on  ye  Sabbath,  but  he  can't  go  contrary  to  General 
Amherst's  orders.  He  has  wrote  General  for  a  redress,  that  ye  Sabbath 
may  be  observed,  so  as  yt  all  the  men  may  attend  both  parts  of  ye  day. 

On  Monday  evening  we  attended  prayer,  and  we  shall  for  ye  future 
have  prayers  in  ye  morning  and  evening,  and  if  leave  can  be  obtained  of 
ye  General,  we  shall  in  ye  morning.  As  things  are  now,  ye  commanding  of- 
ficers will  appoint  yt  there  be  two  sermon  on  the  Sabbath  and  prayers 
every  evening ;  as  they  all  meet  on  one  parade,  the  Chaplains  take  turns. 
The  commanding  officer  has  given  out  orders  strictly  forbidding  the  men 
to  play  cards  and  I  am  sensible  he  would  be  glad  prophaneness  could 
be  suppressed ;  if  I  am  well  I  can't  say  when  I  shall  return ;  I  hope 
my  people  will  be  weU  supplied,  I  want  to  hear  from  you,  &c. ;  I  trust  I  shall 
the  first  opportunity.  I  wrote  to  you  from  number  four,  this  I  send  by  Col. 
Goffe's  man,  who  goes  to  Portsmouth,  and  if  you  see  Col.  Bayley  give  my 
service  to  him  and  tell  him  I  hope  he  will  come  up  as  soon  as  he  can  ;  give  my 
duty  to  parents,  love  to  children,  regards  to  neighboring  and  all  inquiring 
friends.  Service  to  Mr.  Shurburne.  Let  me  know  whether  my  mother  is  with 
you.  James  and  John  White  are  well.  Desiring  a  constant  remembrance  in 
your  prayers,  subscribe  your  sincere  and  affectionate  husband  till  death. 

HENRY  TRUE. 


If  any  ministers  are  disposed  to  pi-each  a  Sabbath  I  suppose  Mr.  Shur- 
burne will  readyly  consent,  I  hope  some  will  be  inclined  to  give  a  day. 

P.  S.— July  15th. — Visited  ye  men,  those  yt  came  from  us,  &c. ;  are  well 
except  Obediah  Wells :  he  desired  I  would  write  yt  you  might  inform  his  wife 
yt  he  has  ye  burning  ague  near  3  weeks  past,  not  left  him  yet,  but  he  walks 
about.    Smart  raid  this  forenoon. 

Moses  Kimball  desired  me  to  imform  him  whether  there  is  a  good  market 
for  sheep  here.  You  may  tell  him  that  Mr.  Ward,  the  sutler,  is  not  yet  arriv- 
ed, that  it's  likely  sheep  will  be  numerous  hei-e,  so  far  as  I  can  learn.  You 
may  tell  him  that  I  donte  think  it  best  for  him  to  come,  &c. 

If  Mr.  Shurburne  is  with  you,  you  may  give  him  ye  inclosed  letters,  if  not 
you  can  keep  ym  till  lie  comes. 


Letter  of  Bartholomew  Heath  of  N.  H.,  Aug.  28,  1760. 

Monday,  ye  11th  of  August,  we  stood  ready  for  ye  signal  for  to  embark 
from  Crown  Point  to  St.  Johns'  which  was  obeyed  at  the  fire  of  a  cannon  at  2 
o'clock,  aTid  we  obeyed  the  signal  in  order,  2  boats  abreast.  We  went  about  6 
miles  and  orders  were  sent  to  each  regiment,  ours  being  the  rearmost  but  one 
to  go  to  ye  same  roster  to  huid  in  order  to  camp  that  night  which  was 
performed  in  oi«^le/. 

Tuesday  12th.— Tliis  morning  early  orders  came  to  embark  which  was  per- 
formed by  sunrise,  with  a  warm,  pleasant  morn.  We  went  about  H  miles,  tiie 
wind  coming  contrary  we  went  across  ye  lake  and  landed  on  the  east  side  of 
ye  lake. 

Wednesday,  13th.— Tliis  morn  we  were  to  our  arms  very  early  at  3  o'clock. 

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We  opened  ye  great  lake  of  Champlain,  ye  wind  coming  contrary  ;  we  went  on 
shore  about  6  o'clock  on  ye  west  side  of  ye  lake  and  (  ^  "^ped.  Wm.  Vance 
counted  all  the  boats  belonging  to  our  fleet,  of  all  cizes,  i.  ^  they  were  about 
380  in  all. 

Thursday  14th.— We  made  sail  about  sunrise  v/ith  ye  wind  fair.  In  about 
one  hour  it  began  to  rain,  wind  blew  hard.  We  had  a  difficult  day  of  it.  We 
had  10  men  drowned  that  day  and  then  encanipt  that  night  on  ye  west  side  of 
ye  lake. 

Friday  ye  15th. — We  came  to  sail  very  early  with  a  smart  gale  of  wind  in 

2  or  3  houi's.  Some  of  our  boats  drove  to  seaward  and  could  not  stand  it. 
About  3  of  ye  clock,  we  landed  on  east  side  of  ye  lake ;  we  then  being  in  sight 
of  our  3  warlike  vessels,  to-wit:  One  brig  and  2  sloops.  Our  boats  not  com- 
ing that  went  to  seaside,  we  concluded  yt  they  were  lost.  We  encampt  there 
that  night  and  received  orders  for  ye  next  day. 

Satui'day,  16th. — This  morn  embarked  before  sunrise  and  went  down  ye 
lake  in  order  to  land  near  ye  Island,  expecting  hot  work,  but  we  landed  about 

3  of  ye  clock  without  ye  least  disturbance,  ye  fort  being  about  a  good  league 
distance,  ye  Siggaman  Euddo  being  in  ye  front  she  fired  at  ye  fort  and  vessels 
that  lay  there  and  continued  firing  once  in  a  while  for  our  safety.  We  went 
to  work  to  make  a  bi'east  work  for  our  safety.  We  could  see  our  neighbors 
but  they  came  not  to  see  us.  Capt.  Watts*  *  *  and  ye  R.,  boats  that 
we  was  concerned  about,  came  ashore  to  us  after  we  were  at  work. 

Sunday,  17th.— This  day  one  of  our  row  gallies  went  so  near  to  ye  fort  that 
they  received  an  18  pound  shot  from  ye  fort  which  took  oif  8  legs  from  6  men  ; 
3  of  men  died  in  about  3  or  4  hours. 

Monday,  18th. — This  day  is  employed  in  doing  sort  of  work  that  is  thought 
for  the  best,  ye  French  firing  sometimes  ball  and  sometimes  grape  shot  at  our 
men,  but  no  damage  done  this  dav. 

Tuesday,  19th. — This  day  all  hands  work  for  the  benefit  of  a[rmy].  Last 
night  one  of  our  boats  went  to  sound  ye  channel  near  ye  fort ;  ye  French  fired 
grape  shot  at  them  and  killed  one,  sinked  a  lia  [Sinklear]  [Ranger?]  and 
wounded  2  provincials. 

Wednesday,  20th.  This  day  a  deserter  came  in  from  ye  French  fort  and 
informs  us  that  when  our  army  came  first  in  sight  they  had  but  about  300 
men  in  ye  fort  and  not  one  cannon  mounted,  but  now  they  have  a  pretty 
many  cannon  mounted  and  are  about  1500  strong. 

Thursday,  2lst.— This  day  Patee  went  to  see  my  friends  among  the  rang- 
ers and  returning  to  my  camp  there  came  a  12  pound  shot  and  struck  a  tree 
and  ye  splinter  that  flew  from  ye  tree  took  away  a  part  a  regulars  buttocks 
and  hui't  him  very  much,  but  not  mortal.  Another  shot  came  and  cut  off  sev- 
eral legs  from  men.    It  is  not  expected  that  they  will  all  live. 

Friday.  22d.— This  morning  k  little  before  day,  a  great  number  of  small 
arms  were  fired  in  Ruggelse'a  Reg't,  at  a  stump,  thinking  it  was  an  Indian, 
which  put  us  into  some  consternation.  This  day  died  one  of  ye  men  that  was 
wounded  yesterday. 

Saturday,  23d. — This  morning  a  going  to  prayers,  4  Rhode  Island  men 
came  ashore  to  cut  wood,  within  100 1'ods  of  our  battery.  A  party  of  Indians 
came  on  them  and  killed  and  scalped  an  Indian  belonging  to  them ;  ye  rest 
made  their  escapes.  Ye  sun  about  2  hours  luRh,  we  opened  our  batteries  of 
mortar  and  cannon  on  the  fort  and  played  away  very  hot  on  them  all  night. 
They  sent  neitlier  shot  nor  shell  all  ye  while.  excei)ting  a  pretty  many  small 
arms,  but  did  no  hurt. 

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Sunday,  24th. — This  day  we  have  not  had  so  smart  firing  as  we  have 
had. 

Monday,  25th.— Last  night  a  party  of  Col.  Ruggelse's  Reg't  were  below 
the  boom  a  clearing  to  the  point,  ye  French  continually  firing  grape  shot ; 
they  killed  one  officer,  mortally  wounded  another  and  wounded  12  more  men 
belonging  to  the  same  Reg't.  This  day  Major  Rogers  and  a  party  with  him 
took  a  brigg,  one  sloop  and  and  one  small  ruddo  and  one  schooner. 

Tuesday,  26th. — This  day  has  been  a  very  still  among  us. 

Wednesday,  27th. — This  morning  very  early  ye  French  begun  and  we 
have  had  ye  hottest  work  that  ever  [we  have]  had  yet,  but  we  hope  their  time 
is  short.  This  morning  [  ]  ed  and  Jacob  Quinby  and  one  more  left  our  com- 
pany [  and  wen  ]  t  into  the  rangers. 

Thursday,  28th. — Last  night  ye  [  ]  cattle  made  a  great  roaring.  Ye 
French  fired  not  a  gun.  This  morning  about  sunrise  a  great  many  deserters 
came  in  and  said  that  they  had  all  left  ye  fort  and  immediately  our  people 
went  and  took  possession  of  it. 

Camp  before  ye  Isle  of  Noix,  August  28th,  1760. 

BARTHOLOMEW  HEATH. 

Desires  your  prayers  for  him. 

[Bartholomew  Heath  was  of  the  "com.  to  rrgulate  trade,"  1777,  and  "com. 
to  enlist  soldiers,"  1780.] 


J778. 


[Letter  of  Samuel  True  to  his  father,  Rev.  H.  True  of  Hampstead,  N.  H.,  B- 
Mch.  8,  1756,  D.  Aug.  5, 1778  at  Providence,  of  "camp  fever  and  dysentery."] 

Providence,  2t  iV  May,  1778. 
Honored  Father:— 

Dr.  Sir, having  a  short  time  to  write  I  would  inform  you  that  I  am  well, 
Gratias  Deo  therefor.  I  have  been  informed  by  Capt.  Gile,  who  returned 
yesterday,  that  you  and  rest  of  the  family  are  well,  which  I  was  very  glad  to 
hear.  As  for  our  situation  at  present  it  is  as  agreeable  as  can  be  expected, 
considering  what  few  men  ai*e  here.  On  Monday  the  25th,  their  was  an 
alarm.  I  immediately  turned  out  the  company  and  joynd  the  Reg't  and 
drawed  ammunition  for  them,  and  tlien  marcht  with  them;  it  being  very 
warm  that  day  made  it  the  more  tedious.  We  went  about  15  miles  between 
3  and  4  hours  (viz.)  from  9  to  12  or  1  o'clock,  but  the  enemy  on  our  approach 
made  to  their  boats  so  that  we  were  in  no  action,  though  the  men  appeared  in 
high  spirits.  We  were  almost  an  liour  too  late.  I  saw  the  brave  Col.  Barton 
just  after  he  was  wounded,  but  is  thought  he  will  get  well.  I  heard  that  one 
man  of  ours  was  mortally  wounded  and  that  is  all  that  I  know  of  that  was 
hurt.  The  enemy  it  is  thought  lost  some,  because  that  much  blood  was  seen 
in  divers  places,  ns  for  the  damage  they  did  I  cannot  say  in  particular,  but  in 
general  our  flat  bottom  boats,  &c.  Cv.  *  *  •  buildings  a  meeting  house  they 
Cd.  olT  the  priest  anddistroyed  the  stores;  this  was  done  at  W.irren,  at  Bris- 
tol they  burnt  some  houses  (we  took  from  them  2 drummers  nnd  bnas  drums) 
and  then  returned  to  Providence  where  we  now  remnin.  Yesterday  we  at- 
tended at  a  very  melancholly  sight  which  was  to  see  a  man  hanged  for  deser- 
tion and  attempting  to  go  to  the  enemy,  which  sight  I  was  obliged  to  behold 
with  all  its  horrors,  us  having  the  command  of  the  guard  (est  Felix  quem 
aliena  Pericula  fatiuntcautum;)  my  business  at  present  is  to  do  the  writing 
for  the  company  and  I  assist  the  Aj't  and  do  some  of  his  writing.  We  draw 
rice  and  flour,  bread  and  pease  and  potatoes,  and  pork  and  beef  and  fish.  If 
Bro.  .Tames  is  a  mind  to  come  here  any  timetliissummer  and  stay  a  little  while 

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he  may  take  my  berth  as  I  believe  he  can,  without  any  difficulty,  but  if  not 
am  contented.  Where  we  shall  be  ia  uncertain,  but  it  is  likely  not  a  great  wii 
from  Providence.  Col.  Stephen  Peabody  is  our  Col.  I  attend  meeting  every 
Sunday.  We  hear  the  enemy  in  one  part  and  another  are  burning  towns.  I 
have  nothing  more  particularly  to  write.  After  sending  my  duty  to  mother 
and  respects  to  brothers  and  sisters  I  beg  your  prayers  for  me  that  I  may  be- 
have so  not  to  bring  reproach  to  my  parents  or  to  myself  and  so  subscribe  my- 
self your  faithful  and  loving  son  till  death.  SAM'L  TRUE. 

N.  B. — The  company  in  general  is  well.    That  bill  which  Nehemiah  Kelley 
sent  me  for  Rhode  Island  is  Connecticote. 


'^Concord  and  Lezing;ton  Battle/' 

By  Capt.  Amos  Barrett,  op  Union,  Me.,  formerly  op  Concord,  Mass. 
Written,  Union,  April  19,  1825.    Corrected. 

"This  19th  of  April,  1826,  brings  fresh  to  mind  the  battle  at  Concord  and 
Lexington.  When  I  come  to  look  back,  I  And  it  is  fifty  years  since.  Although 
so  long  ago,  I  can  remember  the  whole  of  it,  I  think,  better  than  I  can  re- 
member things  5  years  ago.  As  I  was  in  the  whole  of  it,  from  Concord  to 
Bunkerhill,  I  take  my  pen  to  write  something  about  it,  as  I  think  I  know 
as  much  about  it  as  any  person  now  living,  as  I  don't  think  there  were  but 
a  few  that  were  there  who  are  now  alive. 

"The  19th  of  Aprill,  1776,  the  British  landed  about  1,000  their  best  troops 
from  Boston  in  boats  abreast  of  Charleston  river,  above  Charleston  bridge 
in  the  night  very  privately,  and  I  believe  they  did  not  take  the  road  till 
they  all  met  at  old  Cambridge.  They  kept  the  old  road  and  every  man 
they  saw  they  took  and  kept  so  that  they  should  not  alarm  the 
people,  but  some  how  they  got  word  at  Lexington  that  they  were  coming. 
There  were  a  number  of  men  collected  on  the  common  when  the  British  got 
there,  and  the  British  ordered  them  to  disperse,  but  they  did  not  so  quickly 
as  they  wished  to  have  them,  and  the  British  fired  on  them  and  killed  7  or  8 
and  wounded  a  number  more.  Our  men  did  not  fire  on  them,  though  I  heard 
after  they  had  got  by,  2  or  three  of  our  men  fired  and  wounded  some  of 
them. 

"We  at  Concoi-d  heard  that  they  were  coming.  The  bell  rung  at  3 o'clock 
for  alarm.  As  I  was  a  minute  man,  I  was  soon  in  town  and  found  my  cap- 
tain and  the  rest  of  my  company  at  the  post.  It  wasn't  long  before  there 
was  another  minute  company.  (One  company  1  believe  of  minute  men  was 
raised,  in  almost  every  town,  to  stand  at  a  minute's  warning.)  Before  sun- 
rise there  were,  I  believe,  150  of  us  ond  more  of  all  there  were  there.  We 
thought  we  would  go  and  meet  the  British.  We  marched  down  towards  Lex- 
ington about  a  mile  or  mile  and  a  half  and  we  saw  them  coming.  We  halt- 
ed and  staid  till  they  got  within  about  100  rods,  then  we  were  ordered  to 
the  about  face  and  marched  before  them  with  our  drums  and  fifes  going,  and 
also  the  British  (drums  and  fifes.)  We  had  grand  music.  We  marched  into 
town  and  over  th?  north  bridge  a  little  mare  than  half  a  mile  and  then  on  a 
hill  not  far  from  the  bridge,  where  we  could  see  and  hear  what  was  going  on. 
What  the  British  came  out  after  was  to  destroy  our  stores  that  we  had  got 
laid  up  for  our  army.  There  was  in  the  town  a  number  of  intrenching  tools 
which  they  carried  out  and  burnt.    At  last  they  said  it  was  best  to  burn  them 


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Of  G)ncord»  Mass.,  and  Union,  Maine. 


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in  t)io  house  and  set  fire  to  them  in  the  house.  Bt  r  people  begged  of 
them  not  to  burn  the  house  and  put  it  out.  It  wan't  i  g  before  it  was  set 
on  Are  again,  but  finally  it  was  not  burnt.  There  were  about  100  barrels  of 
flour  in  Mr.  Hubbard's  [Oapt.  Barrett  married  his  daughter,]  malt  house. 
They  rolled  that  out  and  knocked  them  to  pieces  ond  rolled  some  into  the 
mill  pond,  which  was  saved  after  they  were  gone. 

While  we  were  on  the  hill  by  the  bridge,  there  were  80  or  90  British  came 
to  the  bridge  and  there  made  a  halt.  After  a  while  they  began  to  tear  the 
plank  off  the  bridge.  Major  Buttrick  said  if  we  were  all  his  mind,  he  would 
drive  them  away  from  the  bridge- -they  should  not  tear  that  up.  We  all  said 
we  would  go.  We,  then,  were  not  loaded.  We  were  all  oi-dei'ed  to  load,  and 
had  strict  orders  not  to  flre  till  they  fired  first,  then  to  fii-e  as  fast  as  wo 
could.  We  then  marched  on.  Capt.  Davis'  minute  company  marched 
first,  then  Capt.  Allen's  minute  company,  the  one  one  that  I  was  in  next. 
We  marched  2  deep.  It  was  a  long  (corsay)  causeway,  being  round  by  the 
river.  Capt.  Davis  had  got,  I  believe,  within  15  rods  of  the  British,  when  they 
fired  3  guns,  one  after  another.  As  soon  as  they  fired  them,  they  fired  on  us. 
The  balls  whistled  well.  We  then  were  all  ordered  to  fire  that  could  fire  and 
not  kill  our  own  men.  It  is  strange  there  were  no  more  killed,  but  they  fired 
too  high.  Cap.  Davis  was  killed  and  Mr.  Osmore  'Hosmer?)  and  a  number 
wounded.  We  soon  drove  them  from  the  bridj^M,  when  I  got  over,  thevo  were 
2  lay  dead  and  another  almost  dead.  We  did  not  follow  them.  There  were  8  or 
10  that  were  wounded  and  a  running  and  a  hobbling  ii^out,  let  kirg  linck  to  see  if 
we  were  after  them.  We  then  saw  the  whole  body  coming  out  of  town.  AVe 
were  then  ordered  to  lay  behind  a  wall  that  run  over  a  hill  and  when  they  got 
near  enough,  Maj.  Buttrick  said  he  would  give  the  word  fire.  But  they  did 
not  come  so  near  as  he  expected,  before  they  halted.  The  ccmmnnding  of- 
ficer ordered  the  whole  batallion  to  halt  and  officers  to  the  front.  There  wo 
lay  behind  the  wall,  about  200  of  us,  with  our  guns  cocked, expecting  every 
minute  to  havo  the  word,  fire.  Our  orders  were  if  we  fired,  to  fire  2  or  three  times 
and  then  retreat.  If  we  had  fired,  I  believe  we  would  have  killed  almost 
every  officer  there  was  in  the  front;  but  we  had  no  orders  to  fire  and  they 
wan't  again  flri'd  [on.]  They  staid  about  10  minutes  and  then  marched  back 
and  we  after  them.  After  a  while  we  found  them  marching  back  towards 
Boston.  AV I'  were  soon  after  them.  AVhen  they  got  about  a  mile  and  a  half 
to  a  i'oad  that  comes  from  Bedfoi-d  and  Bildrea  [Bilriea,]  they  were  waylaid 
and  a  great  many  killed.  When  I  got  there,  a  great  many  lay  dead,  and  the 
road  was  bloody.. 


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Note: — Captain  Barrett  was  at  Bunker  Hill  and  ot  Burgoyne's  surrender. 


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